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Checklist for Tribe Aphodiini Leach, 1815
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
803
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
51
684
1481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
171
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
171
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
157
368
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
28
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
5 Genera with 9 Species
Aphodius Hellwig, 18605SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Lorditomaeus Péringuey, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodioides Paulian, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
9 Species
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Calocolobopterus) senegalensis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Calocolobopterus senegalensis Klug, 1835
Aphodius (Pseudagolius) bicolor (Dallatorre, 1879)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Pseudopharaphodius) anthrax Gerstaecker, 1871
Aphodius maculicollis (Montrouzier, 1860)⇒ Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789
Calamosternus ciliaticollis Petrovitz, 1973
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Lorditomaeus invenustus Schmidt, 1908
Trichaphodioides schaumi Harold, 1859

Subnodes of Aphodiini with occurrences in Nigeria
SubtribeAphodiina
Leach, 1815
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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