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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
105
2106
6485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
98
1894
5574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
188
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
188
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
147
669
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
52
151
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
52 Genera with 151 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTX
Agoliinus Schmidt, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Aidophus Balthasar, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 18875SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 05SpeciesTaxom
Ataeniopsis Petrovitz, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 188735SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cephalocyclus Dellacasa, ..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Coelotrachelus Schmidt, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoscatomaseter Gordon and S..., 190710SpeciesTaxom
Dellacasiellus Gordon and S..., 19328SpeciesTaxom
Dialytes Harold, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Drepanacanthoides Schmidt, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocanthoides Schmidt, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Euparia Le Peletier ..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Euparixia Brown, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Geomyphilus Gordon and S..., 19992SpeciesTaxom
Geopsammodius Gordon & Pit..., 20062SpeciesTaxom
Haroldiataenius Chalumeau, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Haroldiellus Gordon and S..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Irrasinus Gordon and S..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Lechorodius Gordon and S..., 18232SpeciesTaxom
Martineziana Chalumeau & ..., 18462SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Mendidaphodius Reitter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Neopsammodius Rakovic, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Nialaphodius Kolbe, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Odontolytes Koshantschikov, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Odontopsammodius Gordon and P..., 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Orodaliscoides Schmidt, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Oscarinus Gordon and S..., 200711SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomoides Dellacasa, D..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Parapsammodius Verdú, Steb..., 18582SpeciesTaxom
Parataenius Balthasar, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Pardalosus Gordon and S..., 18355SpeciesTaxom
Planolinellus Dellacasa an..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagolius Schmidt, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Pseudataenius Brown, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19913SpeciesTaxom
Stenotothorax Schmidt, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclipeoides Schmidt, 20075SpeciesTaxom
Xeropsamobeus Saylor, 18785SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
151 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agoliinus bidentatus Schmidt, 1906Spotted weever
Agoliinus plutonicus Fall, 1907
Agrilinus hasegawai aka Nakane, 1960
Aidophus parcus Horn, 1887
Alloblackburneus cavidomus Brown, 1927
Alloblackburneus cynomysi Brown, 1927
Alloblackburneus lentus Horn, 1870
Alloblackburneus rubeolus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Alloblackburneus tenuistriatus Horn, 1887
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Chilothorax) distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776Maculated Dung Beetle
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius texana
Ataeniopsis duncani Cartwright, 1974
Ataeniopsis figurator Harold, 1874
Ataeniopsis parkeri Cartwright, 1974
Ataeniopsis rugopygus Cartwright, 1974
Ataenius abditus Haldeman, 1848
Ataenius alternatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius apicalis Hinton, 1937Red pricklypoppy
Ataenius barberi Cartwright, 1974
Ataenius brevicollis Wollaston, 1854
Ataenius brevis Fall, 1930
Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858)⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Ataenius confertus Fall, 1909
Ataenius cylindrus (Horn, 1871)⇒ Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871
Ataenius desertus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius erratus Fall, 1930
Ataenius fattigi Cartwright, 1948
Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius heinekeni Wollaston, 1854
Ataenius hesperius Cartwright, 1974
Ataenius hirsutus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius inquisitus Horn, 1887
Ataenius integer (Harold, 1868)⇒ Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Ataenius languidus Schmidt, 1911Antarctic dragonfishes
Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Ataenius lobatus Horn, 1887Scratchbush
Ataenius miamii (Cartwright, 1934)⇒ Ataenius scabrellus Schmidt, 1909
Ataenius nugator Harold, 1880
Ataenius oklahomensis Brown, 1930
Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius picinus Harold, 1861Antarctic blennies
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Ataenius puncticollis (LeConte, 1868)⇒ Parapsammodius puncticollis LeConte, 1858
Ataenius robustus Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Ataenius setiger Bates, 1887
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius strigatus Say, 1823Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874
Ataenius wenzeli Horn, 1887
Blackburneus stercorosus Melsheimer, 1845
Bodilus gregarius Harold, 1871
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Cephalocyclus luteolus Horn, 1887
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Coelotrachelus rudis LeConte, 1878
Cryptoscatomaseter acuminatus Cartwright, 1944Monkfish
Cryptoscatomaseter captivus Cartwright, 1944Monkfish
Cryptoscatomaseter gambrinus Skelley & Go..., 2001Warteye stargazer
Cryptoscatomaseter haldemani Horn, 1887
Cryptoscatomaseter magnificens Robinson, 1940
Cryptoscatomaseter ochreipennis Horn, 1871
Cryptoscatomaseter oklahomensis Brown, 1928
Cryptoscatomaseter rossi Cartwright, 1944Monkfish
Cryptoscatomaseter salsburyi Gordon, 2006Greater weever
Cryptoscatomaseter umbricollis Fall, 1907
Dellacasiellus claudus Fall, 1932
Dellacasiellus concavus Say, 1823
Dellacasiellus fucosus Schmidt, 1922Common sand stargazer
Dellacasiellus geomynidomus Godwin, 2016
Dellacasiellus griffini Gordon & Ske..., 2007Lesser weever
Dellacasiellus kirni Cartwright, 1944Monkfish
Dellacasiellus milleri Gordon & Ske..., 2007Lesser weever
Dellacasiellus ruficlarus Fall, 1932
Drepanacanthoides larreae Horn, 1887
Drepanocanthoides larreae Horn, 1887
Euparia castanea Lepeletier &..., 1828Butterfly blenny
Euparixia moseri Woodruff & C..., 1967
Geomyphilus insolitus Brown, 1928
Geomyphilus kiowensis Gordon & Sal..., 1999Stargazers
Geopsammodius rileyi Skelley, 2006Striped blenny
Geopsammodius unsidensis Skelley, 2006Striped blenny
Haroldiataenius buvexus Stebnicka & ..., 2009Caneva's blenny
Haroldiataenius convexus Robinson, 1940
Haroldiataenius griffini Cartwright, 1974
Haroldiataenius semipilosus Van Dyke, 1928
Haroldiellus sallei Harold, 1863
Irrasinus stupidus Horn, 1870
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Labarrus lividus lividus
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Lechorodius lutulentus Haldeman, 1843
Lechorodius terminalis Say, 1823
Martineziana dutertrei Chalumeau, 1983
Martineziana excavaticollis Blanchard, 1846Beetle
Melinopterus femoralis Say, 1823
Mendidaphodius adustus Klug, 1855
Neopsammodius blandus Fall, 1932
Neopsammodius mimeticus Fall, 1932
Neopsammodius quinqueplicatus G. Horn, 1871
Neopsammodius werneri O.L.Cartwright, 1955
Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Odontolytes denominatus Chevrolat, 1864
Orodaliscoides giulianii Gordon, 1977
Oscarinus abusus Fall, 1907
Oscarinus bottimeri Cartwright, 1957Spotted stargazer
Oscarinus brimleyi Cartwright, 1939
Oscarinus crassuloides Fall, 1907
Oscarinus crassulus Horn, 1870
Oscarinus lodingi Cartwright, 1957Spotted stargazer
Oscarinus matiganae Paulsen, 2006Electric stargazers
Oscarinus rusicola Melsheimer, 1845
Oscarinus stuessyi Gordon & Ske..., 2007Lesser weever
Oscarinus texensis Cartwright, 1972
Oscarinus welderi Gordon & Ske..., 2007Lesser weever
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxyomoides sepultus Cartwright, 1944
Parapsammodius bidens Horn, 1871
Parapsammodius puncticollis LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Parataenius simulator Harold, 1868
Pardalosus neodistinctus Brown, 1928
Pardalosus pardalis LeConte, 1857
Pardalosus pumilio Schmidt, 1907Spotted weever
Pardalosus sayi Gordon, 2006Greater weever
Pardalosus serval Say, 1835
Planolinellus vittatus Say, 1825
Platytomus longulus Cartwright, 1948Horned blenny
Platytomus micros Bates, 1887Beetle
Platytomus notialis Cartwright, 1948Horned blenny
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Pseudagolius bicolor Say, 1823
Pseudagolius coloradensis Horn, 1870
Pseudataenius socialis G. Horn, 1871
Rhyssemus brownwoodi Gordon & Car..., 1980Fringe blenny
Rhyssemus neglectus Brown, 1929
Scabrostomus peculiosus Schmidt, 1922Common sand stargazer
Scabrostomus sepultus Cartwright, 1944Monkfish
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Stenotothorax gardneri Gordon, 2006Greater weever
Tetraclipeoides anomaliceps Brown, 1929
Tetraclipeoides dentiger LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Tetraclipeoides formidatus Gordon, 1976Black swallower
Tetraclipeoides testaceiventris Fall, 1932
Tetraclipeoides texanus Gordon & Ske..., 2007Lesser weever
Xeropsamobeus acerbus Horn, 1887
Xeropsamobeus ambiguus Fall & Cocke..., 1907
Xeropsamobeus asellus Schmidt, 1907Spotted weever
Xeropsamobeus padrei Gordon & Ske..., 2007Lesser weever
Xeropsamobeus scabriceps LeConte, 1878

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Texas
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
30
82
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
9
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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