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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
412
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
321
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
16
65
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
15
48
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
13
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
1
13
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
13
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sahara
5 Genera with 8 Species
Didactylia Orbigny, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Granulopsammodius Rakovic, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus1SpeciesTaxom
Sitiphus Fairmaire, 19583SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
8 Species
Didactylia clementi Peyerimhoff, 1929
Didactylia volkonskyi Paulian, 1942
Granulopsammodius plicatulus Fairmaire, 1892
Mesontoplatys arabicus Harold, 1875
Parabodilus wollastoni Harold, 1862
Sitiphus ammodites Peyerimhoff, 1939
Sitiphus brevitarsis Reitter, 1894
Sitiphus sefrensis Petrovitz, 1958

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Sahara
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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