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Checklist for Tribe Aphodiini Leach, 1815
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
623
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
527
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
78
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
78
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
75
119
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
14
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
9 Genera with 15 Species
Aphodius Hellwig, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Australaphodius Balthasar, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Coptochirus Harold, 18688SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocanthus Péringuey, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Harmogaster Harold, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Trichonotulus Bedel, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
15 Species
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Australaphodius frenchi Blackburn, 1892Little pasture cockchafer
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
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 vulgatus Harold, 1868
Drepanocanthus lineatus Wiedemann, 1823
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Trichonotulus pilosellus Schmidt, 1907

Subnodes of Aphodiini with occurrences in Cape Town
SubtribeAphodiina
Leach, 1815
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeProctophanina
Stebnicka & Howden, 1995
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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