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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3550
6682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
2836
5497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
66
966
1663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
841
1424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
106
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
106
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
76
165
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Solomon Islands
6 Genera with 12 Species
Airapus Stebnicka & ..., 19612SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18876SpeciesTaxom
Cnematoplatys A.Schmidt, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Nialaphodius Kolbe, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparus Westwood, 01SpeciesTaxom
Saprosites Redtenbacher, 18771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
12 Species
Airapus interstitialis Fairmaire, 1883
Airapus novaebritanniae Balthasar, 1961
Ataenius exiguus Brown, 1932
Ataenius heinekeni Wollaston, 1854
Ataenius hirsutus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius scabrelloides Petrovitz, 1962Blennies
Ataenius scabrellus Schmidt, 1909Scarab beetle
Ataenius wenzeli Horn, 1887
Cnematoplatys cylindrica Endrödi, 1951
Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Rhyparus costatus
Saprosites pygmaeus Harold, 1877Birthworts

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Solomon Islands
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRhyparini
Schmidt, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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