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Checklist for Tribe Aphodiini Leach, 1815
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2638
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2630
5969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2623
5962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
2048
4944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
751
2035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
58
634
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
150
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
150
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
119
353
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
50
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
15
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afghanistan
15 Genera with 57 Species
Acrossus Mulsant, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 196620SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17894SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 19289SpeciesTaxom
Colobopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eupleurus Mulsant, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19618SpeciesTaxom
Liothorax Motschulsky, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Mendidius Harold, 19795SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phaeaphodius Reitter, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Sugrames Reitter, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Trichonotulus Bedel, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Trigonoscelus Petrovitz, 19631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
57 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius (Acanthobodilus) immundus (Creutzer, 1799)⇒ Pubinus tomentosus O.F.Muller, 1776
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) foetens (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Rhodaphodius foetens Fabricius, 1787
Aphodius (Biralus) menetriesi (Dejean, 1833)⇒ Biralus menetriesi Ménétriés, 1849
Aphodius (Bodilus) gregarius Harold, 1871
Aphodius (Bodilus) punctipennis Erichson, 1848
Aphodius (Calamosternus) granarius (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767
Aphodius (Chilothorax) distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776Maculated Dung Beetle
Aphodius (Chilothorax) melanostictus (W.L.E. Schmidt, 1840)⇒ Chilothorax melanostictus Schmidt, 1840
Aphodius (Colobopterus) erraticus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Erytus) cognatus (Fairmaire, 1860)⇒ Alocoderus hydrochaeris Fabricius, 1798
Aphodius (Eupleurus) subterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Eupleurus subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Labarrus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789
Aphodius (Lindbergianus) solitarius Petrovitz, 1961
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius (Nialus) sturmi (Harold, 1870)⇒ Subrinus sturmi Harold, 1870
Aphodius (Nialus) varians (Duftschmid, 1805)⇒ Nialus varians Duftschmid, 1805
Aphodius (Pseudoteuchestes) schirparakensis Petrovitz, 1955
Aphodius multiplex Reitter, 1897
Aphodius tiligranicus (Nakane, 1966)⇒ Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Calamosternus machulkai Balthasar, 1935
Calamosternus paludani Petrovitz, 1955
Calamosternus unicolor Olivier, 1789
Chilothorax baghlanicus Frolov, 1997
Chilothorax flavimargo Reitter, 1901
Chilothorax jacobsoni Koshantschikov, 1911
Chilothorax kandaharicus Balthasar, 1961
Chilothorax kukunorensis Semenov, 1898
Chilothorax melanostictus Schmidt, 1840
Chilothorax melanostictus melanostictus W. Schmidt, 1840
Chilothorax nigrivittis nigrivittis
Chilothorax pamirensis Medvedev, 1928
Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758Erratic small dung beetle
Eupleurus subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758Subterranean small dung beetle
Eupleurus subterraneus subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758
Labarrus digitatus Harold, 1871
Labarrus kasyi Petrovitz, 1965
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Labarrus lividus lividus
Labarrus paludani Petrovitz, 1955
Labarrus scintillius Nikritin & K..., 1979
Labarrus splendidus Petrovitz, 1955
Labarrus translucidus Petrovitz, 1961
Liothorax kraatzi Harold, 1868
Liothorax plagiatus Linnaeus, 1767
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melinopterus scuticollis Semenov, 1898
Mendidius atricolor Reitter, 1892
Mendidius bidens Solsky, 1876
Mendidius kobakovi Nikritin, 1979
Mendidius multiplex Reitter, 1897
Mendidius pseudatricolor Nikritin & K..., 1979
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Phaeaphodius dauricus Harold, 1863
Phaeaphodius pupillus Balthasar, 1961
Sugrames hauseri Reitter, 1894
Trichonotulus scrofa Fabricius, 1787Sow small dung beetle
Trigonoscelus afghanus Petrovitz, 1963

Subnodes of Aphodiini with occurrences in Afghanistan
SubtribeAphodiina
Leach, 1815
2
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeDidactyliina
Pittino, 1985
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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