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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
465
3632
6798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
464
3629
6795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
436
3523
6553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
298
2959
5620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
82
961
1852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
76
821
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
82
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
82
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
62
138
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
17
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Illinois
17 Genera with 30 Species
Aegialia Latreille, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Aidophus Balthasar, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Amidorus Mulsant & Rey, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18748SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoscatomaseter Gordon and S..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dialytes Harold, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Stenotothorax Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Illinois
30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aegialia (Aegialia) conferta Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Aegialia (Aegialia) punctata Brown, 1931
Aidophus parcus Horn, 1887
Amidorus cribrarius Brullé, 1832
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius ruthenus ♰ A. M. Lomnicki, 1894
Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ataenius apicalis Hinton, 1937Red pricklypoppy
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius stercorator (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Cryptoscatomaseter iowensis Wickham, 1913
Dialytes striatulus Say, 1825
Dialytes truncatus Melsheimer, 1845
Labarrus lividus lividus
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Melinopterus femoralis Say, 1823
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Stenotothorax badipes Melsheimer, 1845

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Northern Illinois
TribeAegialiini
Laporte, 1840
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
12
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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