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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1365
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
1186
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
26
253
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
22
221
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
86
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
86
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
84
146
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
11
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pretoria
11 Genera with 14 Species
Aganocrossus Reitter, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocanthus Péringuey, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Harmogaster Harold, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Mendidaphodius Reitter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pretoria
14 Species
Aganocrossus urostigma Harold, 1862
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius (Pseudopharaphodius) anthrax Gerstaecker, 1871
Aphodius dubiosus Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius fugitivus Péringuey, 1901
Ataenius opatroides Blanchard, 1846
Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Drepanocanthus eximius (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Pseudoxyomus eximius Péringuey, 1901
Harmogaster sulcatula Schmidt, 1911
Mendidaphodius adustus Klug, 1855
Planolinoides aenictus Cooper & Gordon, 1987Benttooths
Pleurophorus capicola Péringuey, 1901
Rhyssemus africanus Petrovitz, 1963
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Pretoria
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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