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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
554
5452
12530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
553
5449
12526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
525
5347
12273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
4526
10429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
102
1569
3485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
95
1388
2794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
109
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
109
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
85
222
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
31
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pennsylvania
31 Genera with 58 Species
#ABCDGILMOPRST
Acrossus Mulsant, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Aegialia Latreille, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Agoliinus Schmidt, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18768SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 188714SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoscatomaseter Gordon and S..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Dialytellus Brown, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Dialytes Harold, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Geomyphilus Gordon and S..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Irrasinus Gordon and S..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Lechorodius Gordon and S..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Oscarinus Gordon and S..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Pardalosus Gordon and S..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Planolinellus Dellacasa an..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagolius Schmidt, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Stenotothorax Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trichonotulus Bedel, 17871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pennsylvania
58 Species
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Acrossus rubripennis Horn, 1870
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Aegialia (Aegialia) opifex Horn, 1887
Agoliinus bidentatus Schmidt, 1906Spotted weever
Agoliinus leopardus Horn, 1870
Agoliinus manitobensis Brown, 1928
Alloblackburneus lentus Horn, 1870
Aphodius (Acrossus) rubripennis Horn, 1870
Aphodius (Acrossus) rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Blackburneus) stercorosus (Melsheimer, 1845)⇒ Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius (Oscarinus) rusicola (Melsheimer, 1845)⇒ Oscarinus rusicola Melsheimer, 1845
Aphodius precursor G. H. Horn, 1876
Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ataenius alternatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius brevis Fall, 1930
Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858)⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Ataenius cylindrus (Horn, 1871)⇒ Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874
Ataenius walterhorni Balthasar, 1938
Ataenius wenzeli Horn, 1887
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 gambrinus Skelley & Go..., 2001Warteye stargazer
Dialytellus dialytoides Fall & Cocke..., 1907
Dialytes striatulus Say, 1825
Dialytes truncatus Melsheimer, 1845
Dialytes ulkei Horn, 1875
Geomyphilus leptotarsis Brown, 1928
Irrasinus stupidus Horn, 1870
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Lechorodius terminalis Say, 1823
Melinopterus femoralis Say, 1823
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Oscarinus rusicola Melsheimer, 1845
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxyomus sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Forest small dung beetle
Pardalosus serval Say, 1835
Planolinellus vittatus Say, 1825
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Psammodius laevipennis Costa, 1844Awkward-winged small dung beetle
Pseudagolius bicolor Say, 1823
Rhyssemus scaber Haldeman, 1848
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Stenotothorax badipes Melsheimer, 1845
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Trichonotulus scrofa Fabricius, 1787Sow small dung beetle

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Pennsylvania
TribeAegialiini
Laporte, 1840
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
26
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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