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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
937
1960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
56
814
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
253
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
253
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
229
698
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
35
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
35 Genera with 70 Species
#ABCDLMNOPRST
Acrossus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Adeloparius Schmidt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Aganocrossus Reitter, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Allobodilus Petrovitz, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Ammoecioides2SpeciesTaxom
Ammoecius Mulsant, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Aphodobius Péringuey, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Aphodoharmogaster Endrodi, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Australaphodius Balthasar, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 19804SpeciesTaxom
Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Coptochirus Harold, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Craterocyphus Schmidt, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Dilortomaeus Bordat, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Doaphius Balthasar, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Lorditomaeus Péringuey, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Megateloides Landin, 02SpeciesTaxom
Megatelus Reitter, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Mendidaphodius Reitter, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Neocolobopterus Landin, 02SpeciesTaxom
Odontolochus Schmidt, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 19967SpeciesTaxom
Pholeoaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Pleuraphodius Schmidt, 19968SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodrepanocanthus2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopharaphodius Bordat, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxyomus Petrovitz, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodius Schmidt, 19892SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
70 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Adeloparius wahlbergi Boheman, 1857
Aganocrossus periculosus Bordat, 1992
Allobodilus fascinatus Endrödi, 1980
Ammoecioides mulanje Bordat, 1985
Ammoecioides spectabilis tricarinulatus Schmidt, 1907
Ammoecius lugubris Boheman, 1857
Ammoecius mimus Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius (Pseudopharaphodius) anthrax Gerstaecker, 1871
Aphodius bidentatus (Schmidt, 1906)⇒ Agoliinus bidentatus Schmidt, 1906
Aphodius dubiosus Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius fugitivus Péringuey, 1901
Aphodobius bernoni Endrödi, 1980
Aphodobius inornatus Schmidt, 1908
Aphodobius peringueyi Schmidt, 1909
Aphodoharmogaster costata Endrodi, 1983
Ataenius opatroides Blanchard, 1846
Australaphodius frenchi Blackburn, 1892Little pasture cockchafer
Blackburneus cobi Endrödi, 1979
Blackburneus levis Schmidt, 1908
Blackburneus microreticulatus Landin, 1967
Blackburneus vixpunctatus Endrödi, 1980
Bodilus amabilis Boheman, 1857
Bodilus nylsvleyicus Endrödi, 1980
Bodilus transvaalensis Endrödi, 1979
Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Cinacanthus solus Bordat, 1990
Coptochirus emarginatus Germar, 1824
Coptochirus vulgatus Harold, 1868
Craterocyphus rhinoceros rhinoceros
Craterocyphus rhinocerus Reiche, 1847
Dilortomaeus excultus Péringuey, 1908
Doaphius gracilis gracilis
Doaphius penicilarius Petrovitz, 1963
Lorditomaeus bifidus Schmidt, 1908
Lorditomaeus invenustus Schmidt, 1908
Megateloides dimidiatus Roth, 1851
Megateloides dimidiatus dimidiatus
Megatelus doriae Harold, 1871
Mendidaphodius adustus Klug, 1855
Mendidaphodius porrectus (Schmidt, 1913)⇒ Mendidaphodius adustus Klug, 1855
Neocolobopterus maculicollis Reiche, 1847
Neocolobopterus maculicollis maculicollis
Odontolochus paucus Schmidt, 1916
Paratrichaphodius badius Boheman, 1857
Pharaphodius atroscutellatus Schmidt, 1909
Pharaphodius dubiosus Péringuey, 1901
Pharaphodius hetaerus Petrovitz, 1958
Pharaphodius impressithorax Bordat, 1992
Pharaphodius impurus Roth, 1851
Pharaphodius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Pharaphodius pseudodesertus Bordat, 1996
Pholeoaphodius duplicatus Schmidt, 1907
Pleuraphodius carinatipennis Bordat, 1994
Pleuraphodius hanstroemi Landin, 1956
Pleuraphodius letabus Landin, 1956
Pleuraphodius paranceps Endrödi, 1979
Pleuraphodius reticulatus Endrödi, 1980
Pleuraphodius rothschildi Schmidt, 1911
Pleuraphodius teter Roth, 1851
Pleuraphodius umbilicatus Bordat, 1996
Pseudodrepanocanthus obscurus Bordat, 1993
Pseudodrepanocanthus spinitarsis Péringuey, 1901
Pseudopharaphodius kaszabi Endrödi, 1957
Pseudoxyomus geminata Schmidt, 1911
Pseudoxyomus rubescens Petrovitz, 1962
Rhyssemus africanus Petrovitz, 1963
Rhyssemus sulcatus Olivier, 1789
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Trichaphodius divisus Schmidt, 1908
Trichaphodius pseudohumilis Bordat, 1989

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Transvaal
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
11
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOdontolochini
Stebnicka & Howden, 1996
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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