Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 234
1381
1993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 158
1109
1625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 41
252
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 38
234
339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
24
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 4
24
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 20
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 9
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Virgin Islands
9 Genera with 23 Species
Species list for Virgin Islands
23 Species and 1 Subspecies | Agrilinus hasegawai aka Nakane, 1960 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Aphodius cuniculus (Chevrolat, 1864) | ⇒ Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801 | | Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847 | | | Ataenius beattyi Chapin, 1940 | | | Ataenius cribrithorax Bates, 1887 | | | Ataenius gracilis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius heinekeni Wollaston, 1854 | | | Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ataenius insculptus Horn, 1887 | | | Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887 | | | Ataenius nugator Harold, 1880 | | | Ataenius scabrellus Schmidt, 1909 | Scarab beetle | | Ataenius sculptilis (Harold, 1868) | ⇒ Ataenius insculptus Horn, 1887 | | Ataenius scutellaris (Harold, 1867) | ⇒ Ataenius atramentarius Erichson, 1847 | | Ataenius strigicaudus Bates, 1887 | | | Eupleurus subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Subterranean small dung beetle | | Haroldiellus sallei Harold, 1863 | | | Liothorax innexus Say, 1835 | | | Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801 | | | Nialaphodius nigritus Fabricius, 1801 | | | Platytomus parvulus Chevrolat, 1864 | Dung beetle | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer |
Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Virgin Islands
Links, sources and further information Aphodiinae at artfakta.se
Aphodiinae at dyntaxa.se
Aphodiinae at itis.gov
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