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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
803
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
51
684
1481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
171
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
171
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
157
368
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
28
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
28 Genera with 49 Species
#ABCDELMNPRST
Aganocrossus Reitter, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18605SpeciesTaxom
Aphodobius Péringuey, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Calocolobopterus1SpeciesTaxom
Chiron MacLeay, 20194SpeciesTaxom
Corythoderus Klug, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Craterocyphus Schmidt, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Dudleyellus1SpeciesTaxom
Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Lorditomaeus Péringuey, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Megateloides Landin, 03SpeciesTaxom
Mendidaphodius Reitter, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Neocolobopterus Landin, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Notocaulus Quedenfeldt, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Paradidactylia Balthasar, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopharaphodius Bordat, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparus Westwood, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19729SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodioides Paulian, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodius Schmidt, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Trichiorhyssemus Clouët, 19763SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
49 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aganocrossus hutteri Petrovitz, 1973
Aganocrossus rudolfpetrovitzi Bordat, 2013
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Calocolobopterus) senegalensis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Calocolobopterus senegalensis Klug, 1835
Aphodius (Pseudagolius) bicolor (Dallatorre, 1879)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Pseudopharaphodius) anthrax Gerstaecker, 1871
Aphodius maculicollis (Montrouzier, 1860)⇒ Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789
Aphodobius erugatus Harold, 1871
Ataenius indutus Petrovitz, 1961
Bodilus gregarius Harold, 1871
Calamosternus ciliaticollis Petrovitz, 1973
Calocolobopterus senegalensis Klug, 1835
Chiron demirei Huchet, 2019
Chiron elegans Huchet, 2020
Chiron lucifer Huchet, 2019
Chiron mariannae Huchet, 2019
Corythoderus (Corythoderus) loripes Klug, 1845
Craterocyphus abscissus Petrovitz, 1958
Dudleyellus nigripennis Petrovitz, 1958
Esymus pusillus Herbst, 1789
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Lorditomaeus invenustus Schmidt, 1908
Megateloides dimidiatus Roth, 1851
Megateloides dimidiatus diadimitus Petrovitz, 1962
Megateloides dimidiatus dimidiatus
Mendidaphodius weidholzi Petrovitz, 1964
Mesontoplatys simplicius Petrovitz, 1974
Neocolobopterus maculicollis Reiche, 1847
Notocaulus nigropiceus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Paradidactylia montana (Clement, 1958)⇒ Paradidactylia pierreclementi Dellacasa, 1988
Pharaphodius corax Balthasar, 1937
Pharaphodius discolor Erichson, 1859
Pharaphodius guineensis Klug, 1835
Pharaphodius russatus Erichson, 1842
Pseudopharaphodius apicesetosus Clement, 1969
Rhyparus occidentalis Paulian, 1990
Rhyssemus archambaulti Benard, 1929
Rhyssemus carinatipennis Péringuey, 1901
Rhyssemus gestroi Clouët, 1901
Rhyssemus granosus (Klug & Erichson, 1842)⇒ Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871
Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871
Rhyssemus infidus Pittino, 1984
Rhyssemus keisseri Benard, 1910
Rhyssemus ritsemae Clouët, 1901
Rhyssemus senegalensis Petrovitz, 1972
Saprosites punctiventris Petrovitz, 1961
Trichaphodioides schaumi Harold, 1859
Trichaphodius flavus Endrödi, 1955
Trichiorhyssemus decorsei Benard, 1914
Trichiorhyssemus longetarsalis Benard, 1921
Trichiorhyssemus occidentalis Endrödi, 1976

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Nigeria
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChironini
Harold, 1867
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCorythoderini
Schmidt, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRhyparini
Schmidt, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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