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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
1880
4416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
272
1879
4415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
264
1857
4381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1526
3835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
60
875
2575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
56
757
2059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
133
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
133
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
112
345
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
45
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Syria
45 Genera with 91 Species
#ABCEGLMNOPRS
Acanthobodilus Dellacasa, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Acrossus Mulsant, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Alocoderus Schmidt, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Amidorus Mulsant & Rey, 18003SpeciesTaxom
Ammoecius Mulsant, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 18707SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Biralus Mulsant & Rey, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Bodiloides2SpeciesTaxom
Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Brindalus Landin, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 19386SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Eudolus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Euheptaulacus Dellacasa, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Euorodalus Dellacasa, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Grandinaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 02SpeciesTaxom
Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Liothorax Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Loraphodius Reitter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Mecynodes Mulsant & Rey, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Megatelus Reitter, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 18003SpeciesTaxom
Mendidaphodius Reitter, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Mendidius Harold, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Nialosternus2SpeciesTaxom
Nialus Mulsant & Rey, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Nobiellus1SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus1SpeciesTaxom
Phalacronothus Motschulsky, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Plagiogonus Mulsant, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Planolinellus Dellacasa an..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacrossus Reitter, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Sahlbergianus1SpeciesTaxom
Subrinus Mulsant & Rey, 18451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Syria
91 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acanthobodilus immundus Creutzer, 1799
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Alocoderus hydrochaeris Fabricius, 1798
Alocoderus turbatus Baudi, 1870
Amidorus cribrarius Brullé, 1832
Amidorus koshantschikovi Jacobson, 1911
Amidorus thermicola Sturm, 1800
Ammoecius brevis Erichson, 1848
Ammoecius naviauxi Baraud, 1971
Aphodius (Aphodius) foetidus Herbst, 1783
Aphodius (Bodilus) lugens (Creutzer, 1799)⇒ Bodilus lugens Creutzer, 1799
Aphodius (Calamosternus) granarius (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767
Aphodius (Chilothorax) lineolatus (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Chilothorax lineolatus Illiger, 1803
Aphodius (Melinopterus) consputus (Creutzer, 1799)⇒ Melinopterus consputus Creutzer, 1799
Aphodius (Plagiogonus) arenarius Olivier, 1789
Aphodius syriacus (Mulsant & Rey, 1870)⇒ Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790
Ataenius horticola Harold, 1869
Ataenius opatroides Blanchard, 1846
Biralus equinus Faldermann, 1835
Biralus menetriesi Ménétriés, 1849
Biralus satellitius Herbst, 1789
Bodiloides ictericus Laicharting, 1781
Bodiloides ictericus ghardimaouensis Balthasar, 1929
Bodilus lugens Creutzer, 1799
Brindalus porcicollis Illiger, 1803
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Calamosternus hyxos Petrovitz, 1962
Calamosternus mayeri Pilleri, 1953
Calamosternus trucidatus Harold, 1863
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Chilothorax equitis Koshantschikov, 1912
Chilothorax hieroglyphicus Klug, 1845
Chilothorax lineolatus Illiger, 1803
Chilothorax signifer Mulsant & Rey, 1870
Chilothorax xanthopterus Balthasar, 1938
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Erytus aequalis Schmidt, 1907
Erytus cognatus Fairmaire, 1860
Erytus lindemannae Balthasar, 1960
Esymus filitarsis Reitter, 1898
Esymus ornatulus Harold, 1866
Esymus sculpturatus Reitter, 1892
Esymus suturinigra Schmidt, 1916
Eudolus quadriguttatus Herbst, 1783
Euheptaulacus carinatus carinatus Germar, 1824
Euheptaulacus sus Herbst, 1783
Euorodalus longevittatus Schmidt, 1922
Euorodalus signifer Mulsant & Rey, 1870
Grandinaphodius smoliki Kaufel, 1914
Labarrus digitatus Harold, 1871
Labarrus lividus lividus
Leiopsammodius laevicollis Klug, 1845
Liothorax plagiatus Linnaeus, 1767
Loraphodius suarius Faldermann, 1835
Mecynodes angulosus Harold, 1869
Mecynodes striatulus Waltl, 1835
Mecynodes trochilus Reitter, 1892
Megatelus brahminus Harold, 1879
Megatelus contractus Klug, 1845
Melinopterus consputus Creutzer, 1799
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melinopterus pubescens Sturm, 1800
Mendidaphodius armiger Harold, 1871
Mendidaphodius lepidulus Harold, 1866
Mendidius atricolor Reitter, 1892
Mendidius laevicollis Harold, 1866
Nialosternus rendalli Wollaston, 1867
Nialosternus sitiphoides d´Orbigny, 1896
Nialus politus Mulsant & Rey, 1870
Nimbus harpagonis Reitter, 1890
Nimbus libanonensis Petrovitz, 1958
Nobiellus pustulifer Reitter, 1892
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Parabodilus wollastoni iranicus Balthasar, 1946
Phalacronothus fumigatulus Reitter, 1892
Phalacronothus quadrimaculatus Linnaeus, 1761
Phalacronothus suturinigra Schmidt, 1917
Plagiogonus arenarius Olivier, 1789
Plagiogonus praeustus Ballion, 1870
Plagiogonus syriacus Harold, 1863
Planolinellus vittatus Say, 1825
Platytomus tibialis Fabricius, 1798
Pleurophorus anatolicus Petrovitz, 1961
Pleurophorus pannonicus Petrovitz, 1961
Psammodius laevipennis Costa, 1844Awkward-winged small dung beetle
Psammodius nocturnus Reitter, 1892
Pseudacrossus suffertus suffertus
Rhyssemus annaedicatus Pierotti, 1980
Rhyssemus berytensis Marseul, 1878
Rhyssemus syriacus Petrovitz, 1971
Sahlbergianus longissimus Sahlberg, 1908
Subrinus vitellinus Klug, 1845

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Syria
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
12
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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