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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Nebraska (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
3032
5688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3029
5684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
2972
5562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
2395
4512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
722
1373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
637
1109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
104
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
104
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
79
217
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
37
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nebraska
37 Genera with 73 Species
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Aegialia Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Agoliinus Schmidt, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Aidophus Balthasar, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Aphotaenius Cartwright, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18748SpeciesTaxom
Ballucus Gordon and S..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Caelius Lewis, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoscatomaseter Gordon and S..., 20069SpeciesTaxom
Dellacasiellus Gordon and S..., 19442SpeciesTaxom
Dialytes Harold, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Dialytodius Gordon and S..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Diapterna Horn, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocanthoides Schmidt, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Flaviellus Gordon and S..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Geomyphilus Gordon and S..., 20065SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Lechorodius Gordon and S..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Oscarinus Gordon and S..., 18453SpeciesTaxom
Pardalosus Gordon and S..., 18354SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagolius Schmidt, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudataenius Brown, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Rhysothorax Bedel, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19912SpeciesTaxom
Stenotothorax Schmidt, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclipeoides Schmidt, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xeropsamobeus Saylor, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nebraska
73 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aegialia (Aegialia) conferta Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Aegialia conferta conferta
Agoliinus ashworthi Gordon, 2006Greater weever
Agoliinus explanatus LeConte, 1878
Aidophus parcus Horn, 1887
Alloblackburneus rubeolus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Alloblackburneus tenuistriatus Horn, 1887
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphotaenius carolinus Van Dyke, 1928
Ataenius apicalis Hinton, 1937Red pricklypoppy
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius hesperius Cartwright, 1974
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius robustus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874
Ballucus barri Gordon, 2006Greater weever
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Caelius rufescens Horn, 1887
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Cinacanthus ulkei Gordon, 2006Greater weever
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Cryptoscatomaseter acuminatus Cartwright, 1944Monkfish
Cryptoscatomaseter brevicollis LeConte, 1878
Cryptoscatomaseter criddlei Brown, 1928
Cryptoscatomaseter haldemani Horn, 1887
Cryptoscatomaseter iowensis Wickham, 1913
Cryptoscatomaseter magnificens Robinson, 1940
Cryptoscatomaseter paulseni Warner & Ske..., 2006Bigeye stargazer
Cryptoscatomaseter punctissimus Brown, 1928
Cryptoscatomaseter salsburyi Gordon, 2006Greater weever
Dellacasiellus concavus Say, 1823
Dellacasiellus kirni Cartwright, 1944Monkfish
Dialytes criddlei Brown, 1929
Dialytes striatulus Say, 1825
Dialytodius carri Brown, 1929
Diapterna omissa LeConte, 1850
Drepanocanthoides walshii Horn, 1870
Flaviellus gordoni Ratcliffe, 1988
Geomyphilus kiowensis Gordon & Sal..., 1999Stargazers
Geomyphilus leptotarsis Brown, 1928
Geomyphilus russeus Brown, 1928
Geomyphilus thomomysi Brown, 1928
Geomyphilus viceversus Paulsen, 2006Electric stargazers
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Lechorodius terminalis Say, 1823
Melinopterus femoralis Say, 1823
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Oscarinus matiganae Paulsen, 2006Electric stargazers
Oscarinus pseudabusus Cartwright, 1957Spotted stargazer
Oscarinus rusicola Melsheimer, 1845
Pardalosus neodistinctus Brown, 1928
Pardalosus pardalis LeConte, 1857
Pardalosus sayi Gordon, 2006Greater weever
Pardalosus serval Say, 1835
Platytomus notialis Cartwright, 1948Horned blenny
Pseudagolius bicolor Say, 1823
Pseudataenius socialis G. Horn, 1871
Rhysothorax rufa Fabricius, 1792
Rhysothorax rufus Fabricius, 1792Red sand scarab beetle
Rhyssemus neglectus Brown, 1929
Rhyssemus sonatus LeConte & Horn, 1881
Scabrostomus peculiosus Schmidt, 1922Common sand stargazer
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Stenotothorax badipes Melsheimer, 1845
Stenotothorax lanei Saylor, 1940
Tetraclipeoides anomaliceps Brown, 1929
Tetraclipeoides dentigerulus Brown, 1929
Tetraclipeoides testaceiventris Fall, 1932
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Xeropsamobeus scabriceps LeConte, 1878

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Nebraska
TribeAegialiini
Laporte, 1840
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
28
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aphodiinae at artfakta.se
Aphodiinae at dyntaxa.se
Aphodiinae at itis.gov