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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
1006
2826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
860
2268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
132
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
132
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
114
317
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
56
136
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
56 Genera with 136 Species
#ABCEGHLMNOPRST
Acrossus Mulsant, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Alocoderus Schmidt, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Amidorus Mulsant & Rey, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ammoecius Mulsant, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Anomius Mulsant & Rey, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 191026SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Biralus Mulsant & Rey, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Bodiloides2SpeciesTaxom
Bodilopsis Adám, 17822SpeciesTaxom
Bodilus Mulsant & Rey, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Brindalus Landin, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17896SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 19078SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eremazus Mulsant, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Erytus Mulsant & Rey, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Eudolus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Euheptaulacus Dellacasa, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Euorodalus Dellacasa, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Eupleurus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Granulopsammodius Rakovic, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Heptaulacus Mulsant, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 02SpeciesTaxom
Leiopsammodius Rakovic, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Limarus Mulsant & Rey, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Liothorax Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Mecynodes Mulsant & Rey, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Megatelus Reitter, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 18925SpeciesTaxom
Mendidius Harold, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Nialosternus2SpeciesTaxom
Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Oromus Mulsant & Rey, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parabodilus2SpeciesTaxom
Pararhyssemus Balthasar, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Phalacronothus Motschulsky, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Plagiogonus Mulsant, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 19305SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacrossus Reitter, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Pseuderytus1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudesymus Orbigny, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemodes Reitter, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19016SpeciesTaxom
Rugaphodius Gordon and S..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Sicardia Théry, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Sigorus Mulsant & Rey, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Sitiphus Fairmaire, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Subrinus Mulsant & Rey, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
136 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774
Agrilinus convexus Erichson, 1848
Agrilinus ibericus Harold, 1874
Agrilinus ibericus ibericus
Agrilinus jugurtha Balthasar, 1931
Alloblackburneus mashunensis Péringuey, 1901
Alocoderus hydrochaeris Fabricius, 1798
Amidorus cribricollis Lucas, 1846
Ammoecius elevatus Olivier, 1789
Ammoecius rugifrons Aubé, 1850
Anomius baeticus Mulsant & Rey, 1869
Anomius castaneus Illiger, 1803
Aphodius (Acrossus) rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Agrilinus) rufus Moll, 1782
Aphodius (Ammoecius) rugifrons (Horn, 1871)⇒ Aphodius fucosus Schmidt, 1922
Aphodius (Anomius) castaneus (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Anomius castaneus Illiger, 1803
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) foetidus Herbst, 1783
Aphodius (Bodilus) ictericus (Laicharting, 1781)⇒ Bodiloides ictericus Laicharting, 1781
Aphodius (Bodilus) lugens (Creutzer, 1799)⇒ Bodilus lugens Creutzer, 1799
Aphodius (Bodilus) rufus (Moll, 1782)⇒ Bodilopsis rufa Moll, 1782
Aphodius (Calamosternus) granarius (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767
Aphodius (Chilothorax) exclamationis Motschulsky, 1849
Aphodius (Chilothorax) hieroglyphicus (Klug, 1845)⇒ Chilothorax hieroglyphicus Klug, 1845
Aphodius (Chilothorax) lineolatus (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Chilothorax lineolatus Illiger, 1803
Aphodius (Colobopterus) erraticus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Dellacasiellus) fucosus Schmidt, 1922
Aphodius (Erytus) cognatus (Fairmaire, 1860)⇒ Alocoderus hydrochaeris Fabricius, 1798
Aphodius (Megatelus) contractus Klug, 1845
Aphodius (Melinopterus) consputus (Creutzer, 1799)⇒ Melinopterus consputus Creutzer, 1799
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius (Nialus) sturmi (Harold, 1870)⇒ Subrinus sturmi Harold, 1870
Aphodius (Oromus) alpinus (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Euheptaulacus carinatus carinatus Germar, 1824
Aphodius (Otophorus) haemorrhoidalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Phalocronothus) quadrimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Teuchestes brachysomus Solsky, 1874
Aphodius (Subrinus) vitellinus (Klug, 1845)⇒ Subrinus vitellinus Klug, 1845
Aphodius diecki (Harold, 1870)⇒ Phalacronothus quadrimaculatus Linnaeus, 1761
Aphodius klugi (Schmidt, 1910)⇒ Erytus cognatus Fairmaire, 1860
Ataenius picinus Harold, 1861Antarctic blennies
Biralus satellitius Herbst, 1789
Bodiloides ictericus Laicharting, 1781
Bodiloides ictericus ghardimaouensis Balthasar, 1929
Bodilopsis rufa Moll, 1782
Bodilopsis rufus Moll, 1782
Bodilus barbarus Fairmaire, 1860
Bodilus beduinus Reitter, 1892
Bodilus longispina Küster, 1854
Bodilus lugens Creutzer, 1799
Bodilus marani Balthasar, 1929
Brindalus porcicollis Illiger, 1803
Brindalus rotundipennis Reitter, 1892
Calamosternus algiricus Mariani & Pi..., 1983
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Calamosternus hyxos Petrovitz, 1962
Calamosternus hyxos algiricus (Mariani & Pi..., 1983)⇒ Calamosternus algiricus Mariani & Pi..., 1983
Calamosternus mayeri Pilleri, 1953
Calamosternus unicolor Olivier, 1789
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Chilothorax exclamationis Motschulsky, 1849
Chilothorax hieroglyphicus Klug, 1845
Chilothorax lineolatus Illiger, 1803
Chilothorax melanostictus Schmidt, 1840
Chilothorax melanostictus melanostictus W. Schmidt, 1840
Chilothorax naevuliger Reitter, 1894
Chilothorax paykulli Bedel, 1907
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Eremazus marmottani Fairmaire, 1870
Eremazus punctatus Harold, 1869
Eremazus unistriatus Mulsant, 1851
Erytus aequalis Schmidt, 1907
Erytus cognatus Fairmaire, 1860
Erytus opacior Koshantschikov, 1894
Erytus pruinosus Reitter, 1892
Esymus finitimus Schmidt, 1922
Esymus sesquivittatus Fairmaire, 1883
Esymus sicardi Reitter, 1892
Eudolus quadriguttatus Herbst, 1783
Euheptaulacus carinatus Germar, 1824
Euheptaulacus carinatus carinatus Germar, 1824
Euorodalus tersus Erichson, 1848
Eupleurus subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758Subterranean small dung beetle
Granulopsammodius loebli Pittino, 1980
Heptaulacus pirazzolii Fairmaire, 1881
Heptaulacus syrticola Fairmaire, 1882
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Labarrus lividus lividus
Leiopsammodius laevicollis Klug, 1845
Limarus hirtipennis Lucas, 1846
Liothorax plagiatus Linnaeus, 1767
Mecynodes angulosus Harold, 1869
Mecynodes leucopterus Klug, 1845
Mecynodes striatulus Waltl, 1835
Megatelus contractus Klug, 1845
Melinopterus consputus Creutzer, 1799
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melinopterus pubescens Sturm, 1800
Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798
Melinopterus tingens Reitter, 1892
Mendidius palmetincola Karsch, 1881
Mendidius palmetincolus Karsch, 1881
Nialosternus rendalli Wollaston, 1867
Nialosternus sitiphoides d´Orbigny, 1896
Nimbus affinis dorbignyi Clouët, 1896
Oromus alpinus Scopoli, 1763
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Parabodilus wollastoni Harold, 1862
Parabodilus wollastoni wollastoni
Pararhyssemus coluber Mayet, 1887
Phalacronothus quadrimaculatus Linnaeus, 1761
Plagiogonus esimoides Reitter, 1892
Plagiogonus nanus Fairmaire, 1860
Platytomus laevistriatus Perris, 1869
Platytomus tibialis Fabricius, 1798
Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer, 1796Cut small dung beetle
Pleurophorus maghrebinicus Pittino & Ma..., 1986
Pleurophorus mediterranicus Pittino & Ma..., 1986
Pleurophorus opacus Reitter, 1892
Pleurophorus torretassoi (Schatzmayer, 1930)⇒ Pleurophorus opacus Reitter, 1892
Psammodius besucheti Petrovitz, 1975
Psammodius laevipennis Costa, 1844Awkward-winged small dung beetle
Psammodius nocturnus Reitter, 1892
Pseudacrossus sharpi Harold, 1874
Pseuderytus chobauti Clouët, 1896
Pseudesymus lucidus Klug, 1845
Rhyssemodes orientalis Mulsant & Go..., 1874
Rhyssemus algiricus Lucas, 1846
Rhyssemus germanus Linnaeus, 1767Germany small dung beetle
Rhyssemus parallelus Reitter, 1892
Rhyssemus plicatus Germar, 1817
Rhyssemus tristis Petrovitz, 1969
Rhyssemus vaulogeri Clouët, 1901
Rugaphodius rugatus Schmidt, 1907Spotted weever
Sicardia psammodiformis Reitter, 1896
Sigorus porcus Fabricius, 1792Mahogany Ridgeback scarab
Sitiphus ammodites Peyerimhoff, 1939
Sitiphus brevitarsis Reitter, 1894
Sitiphus sefrensis Petrovitz, 1958
Subrinus sturmi Harold, 1870
Subrinus vitellinus Klug, 1845
Teuchestes brachysomus Solsky, 1874

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Tunisia
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
16
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEremazini
Stebnicka, 1977
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
10
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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