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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
44
455
949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
41
365
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
87
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
87
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
77
155
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
32
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
32 Genera with 62 Species
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Acrossus Mulsant, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Apsteiniella A.Schmidt, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Bodiloides2SpeciesTaxom
Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Cnemargulus Semenov, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Didactylia Orbigny, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Eremazus Mulsant, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18925SpeciesTaxom
Granulopsammodius Rakovic, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Koshantschikovius Schmidt, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Mendidaphodius Reitter, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Mendidius Harold, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Nialosternus2SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus2SpeciesTaxom
Pararhyssemus Balthasar, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Pseuderytus1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudesymus Orbigny, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomothon Pittino, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemodes Reitter, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 198410SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Subrinus Mulsant & Rey, 19702SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
62 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Alloblackburneus mashunensis Péringuey, 1901
Apsteiniella naviauxi Baraud, 1977
Ataenius garamas Peyerimhoff, 1929
Bodiloides asiricus Pittino, 1984
Bodiloides ictericus ghardimaouensis Balthasar, 1929
Bodilus saoudi Paulian, 1980
Calamosternus unicolor Olivier, 1789
Calamosternus vexator Balthasar, 1933
Cnemargulus alkhubraicus Pittino, 1984
Didactylia arabica Pittino, 1984
Eremazus unistriatus Mulsant, 1851
Erytus aequalis Schmidt, 1907
Erytus bucharicus Petrovitz, 1961
Erytus hormonzensis Petrovitz, 1980
Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894
Erytus pruinosus Reitter, 1892
Granulopsammodius plicatulus Fairmaire, 1892
Koshantschikovius schusteri Balthasar, 1935
Labarrus lividus lividus
Labarrus splendidus Petrovitz, 1955
Labarrus translucidus Petrovitz, 1961
Leiopsammodius laevicollis Klug, 1845
Leiopsammodius pellucens Petrovitz, 1961
Mendidaphodius adustus Klug, 1855
Mendidaphodius rutilus Klug, 1845
Mendidius assectator Balthasar, 1961
Mendidius beluchistanicus Petrovitz, 1962
Mendidius granulifrons (Fairmaire, 1883)⇒ Mendidius multiplex Reitter, 1897
Mendidius palmetincolus Karsch, 1881
Mesontoplatys arabicus Harold, 1875
Mesontoplatys dorsalis Klug, 1855
Nialosternus rendalli Wollaston, 1867
Nialosternus sitiphoides d´Orbigny, 1896
Parabodilus wollastoni Harold, 1862
Parabodilus wollastoni iranicus Balthasar, 1946
Pararhyssemus coluber Mayet, 1887
Paratrichaphodius foveiventris Raffray, 1877
Pharaphodius corax Balthasar, 1937
Pharaphodius desertus Klug, 1845
Pharaphodius pallescens Walker, 1871
Pharaphodius tenerus Petrovitz, 1959
Pharaphodius vernilis Schmidt, 1911
Pleurophorus anatolicus Petrovitz, 1961
Pleurophorus arabicus Pittino & Ma..., 1986
Pseuderytus chobauti Clouët, 1896
Pseudesymus lucidus Klug, 1845
Pseudomothon arabicus Pittino, 1984
Rhyssemodes orientalis Mulsant & Go..., 1874
Rhyssemodes wittmeri Pittino, 1984
Rhyssemus asperocostatus Fairmaire, 1892
Rhyssemus brevitarsis Pittino, 1984
Rhyssemus buettikeri Pittino, 1984
Rhyssemus exaratus Marseul, 1878
Rhyssemus germanus Linnaeus, 1767Germany small dung beetle
Rhyssemus granosus (Klug & Erichson, 1842)⇒ Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871
Rhyssemus granulosus Ballion, 1871
Rhyssemus punctatissimus Pittino, 1984
Rhyssemus rubeolus Harold, 1871
Rhyssemus saoudi Pittino, 1984
Saprosites arabicus Pittino, 1984
Subrinus vitellinus Klug, 1845
Subrinus yemeniticus Petrovitz, 1970

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
10
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEremazini
Stebnicka, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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