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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1437
3222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
1244
2777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
236
1050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
236
1050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
223
1000
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
33
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
33 Genera with 70 Species
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Aganocrossus Reitter, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Ammoecioides4SpeciesTaxom
Ammoecius Mulsant, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Aphodiellus Schmidt, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 199613SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Australaphodius Balthasar, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Bordatius Pittino & Ma..., 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Coptochirus Harold, 186810SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocanthus Péringuey, 19934SpeciesTaxom
Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Harmodactylus Péringuey, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Harmogaster Harold, 19915SpeciesTaxom
Haroldaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Heptaulacus Mulsant, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Koshantschikovius Schmidt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Neocalaphodius Bordat, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pleuraphodius Schmidt, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxyomus Petrovitz, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Trichonotulus Bedel, 19962SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
70 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aganocrossus urostigma Harold, 1862
Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774
Ammoecioides catulus Balthasar, 1946
Ammoecioides granosus Bordat, 2005
Ammoecioides sparsepunctatus Petrovitz, 1964
Ammoecioides spectabilis spectabilis
Ammoecius lugubris Boheman, 1857
Ammoecius terminatus Harold, 1869
Aphodiellus genialis Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius ambiquus
Aphodius anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius armaticeps Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius davisianus
Aphodius dubiosus Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius fugitivus Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius genialis Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius granosus
Aphodius insidiosus
Aphodius intercalaris Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius spectabilis Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius verrucosus Bordat, 1996
Ataenius opatroides Blanchard, 1846
Australaphodius frenchi Blackburn, 1892Little pasture cockchafer
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Coptochirus alternatus Bordat, 1989
Coptochirus brachypterus Harold, 1868
Coptochirus cognatus Péringuey, 1901
Coptochirus emarginatus Germar, 1824
Coptochirus excisus Harold, 1868
Coptochirus pallidipennis Harold, 1868
Coptochirus perlucidus Bordat, 1989
Coptochirus pteropus Harold, 1859
Coptochirus viduus
Coptochirus vulgatus Harold, 1868
Drepanocanthus cochranae
Drepanocanthus davisi Bordat, 1996
Drepanocanthus lineatus Wiedemann, 1823
Drepanocanthus mineti Bordat, 1993
Esymus finitimus Schmidt, 1922
Esymus merdarius Fabricius, 1775
Harmodactylus oscitans Péringuey, 1901
Harmodactylus solus Bordat, 1990
Harmogaster cochranae
Harmogaster exarata Harold, 1861
Harmogaster intrusus
Harmogaster quadridentella Schmidt, 1911
Harmogaster tuberculata Endrödi, 1991
Haroldaphodius binodulus Harold, 1866
Koshantschikovius haematiticus Boheman, 1857
Labarrus innumerabilis Schmidt, 1910
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Neocalaphodius moestus Fabricius, 1801
Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783
Oxyomus jucundulus Péringuey, 1901
Pharaphodius impurus Roth, 1851
Pharaphodius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Planolinoides aenictus Cooper & Gordon, 1987Benttooths
Pleuraphodius brunneus Thunberg, 1818
Pleurophorus capicola Péringuey, 1901
Pleurophorus natalensis (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Saprosites natalensis Péringuey, 1901
Psammodius ovatus Pittino, 1983
Pseudoxyomus davisi Bordat, 1996
Rhyssemus africanus Petrovitz, 1963
Rhyssemus sulcatus Olivier, 1789
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Trichonotulus pilosellus Schmidt, 1907
Trichonotulus verrucosus Bordat, 1996

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Western Cape
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
16
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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