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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
116
4223
17152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
99
3729
14706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
13
657
3835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
13
657
3835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
596
3539
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
106
470
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
41
208
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
41 Genera with 208 Species
#ABCDHLMNOPSTX
Acrossus Mulsant, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Agoliinus Schmidt, 18083SpeciesTaxom
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 195875SpeciesTaxom
Aphodoharmogaster Endrodi, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Australaphodius Balthasar, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Blackburneus Schmidt, 19809SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Cephalocyclus Dellacasa, ..., 18622SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Cinacanthus Schmidt, 19905SpeciesTaxom
Coptochirus Harold, 186812SpeciesTaxom
Dialytes Harold, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Didactylia Orbigny, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Doaphius Balthasar, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocanthus Péringuey, 07SpeciesTaxom
Harmodactylus Péringuey, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Harmogaster Harold, 199112SpeciesTaxom
Heptaulacus Mulsant, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19617SpeciesTaxom
Liothorax Motschulsky, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lorditomaeus Péringuey, 19955SpeciesTaxom
Macroretrus Péringuey, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Melinopterus Mulsant, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Mendidius Harold, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Nialaphodius Kolbe, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Orocanthus Endrodi, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Otophorus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxyomus Dejean, 18337SpeciesTaxom
Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 18272SpeciesTaxom
Planolinus Mulsant and Rey, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Podotenus Schmidt, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Psammodaphodius Endrodi, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxyomus Petrovitz, 197614SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Sugrames Reitter, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Sybax Boheman, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Teuchestes Mulsant, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodioides Paulian, 19595SpeciesTaxom
Trichonotulus Bedel, 19965SpeciesTaxom
Xenoheptaulacus Hinton, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
208 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Night-Flying Dung Beetle
Agoliinus anthracus Gordon & Ske..., 2007Lesser weever
Agoliinus bidentatus Schmidt, 1906Spotted weever
Agoliinus lapponum Gyllenhal, 1808Northern Dung Beetle
Alloblackburneus mashunensis Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius (Aganocrossus) urostigma Harold, 1862
Aphodius (Aphodobius) misellus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Trichaphodius misellus Boheman, 1857
Aphodius (Calamosternus) granarius (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767
Aphodius (Calaphodius) moestus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767
Aphodius (Colobopteroides) latus A.Schmidt, 1911
Aphodius (Labarrus) pseudolividus (Balthasar, 1941)⇒ Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Aphodius (Megateloides) dimidiatus (Roth, 1851)⇒ Megateloides dimidiatus Roth, 1851
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Aphodius (Nialus) nigrita (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Aphodius (Paradeloparius) circumdatus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius (Pleuraphodius) mutilus A.Schmidt, 1911
Aphodius (Podotenoides) jeannelianus Balthasar, 1945
Aphodius (Podotenus) gracilipes (Harold, 1867)⇒ Podotenus gracilipes Harold, 1867
Aphodius (Pseudopharaphodius) anthrax Gerstaecker, 1871
Aphodius (Sitiphus) brevitarsis (Reitter, 1894)⇒ Australaphodius frenchi Blackburn, 1892
Aphodius (Symphodon) anomalus Harold, 1874
Aphodius (Trichaphodioides) calcaratus Boheman, 1857
Aphodius (Trichaphodius) humilis Roth, 1851
Aphodius ambiguus (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Australaphodius frenchi Blackburn, 1892
Aphodius ambiquus
Aphodius angustatus (Mulsant, 1842)⇒ Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790
Aphodius anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius armaticeps Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius badius (Sturm, 1826)⇒ Calamosternus unicolor Olivier, 1789
Aphodius biauriculatus (Clement, 1962)⇒ Anomius permixtus Clément & Pe..., 1971
Aphodius bidentatus (Schmidt, 1906)⇒ Agoliinus bidentatus Schmidt, 1906
Aphodius bidentellus (A. SCHMIDT, 1910)⇒ Mendidius fimbriolatus Mannerheim, 1849
Aphodius bidentulus (Fairmaire, 1892)⇒ Trichonotulus pilosellus Schmidt, 1907
Aphodius brunneus (Schilsky, 1888)⇒ Erytus cognatus Fairmaire, 1860
Aphodius capicola (Harold, 1862)⇒ Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758
Aphodius costulatus (Fairmaire, 1849)⇒ Nobius costatellus Schmidt, 1922
Aphodius crux Wiedemann, 1823
Aphodius dalmatinus (Schmidt, 1840)⇒ Amidorus cribrarius Brullé, 1832
Aphodius davisianus
Aphodius discoidalis (Gistel, 1857)⇒ Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790
Aphodius divisus A. SCHMIDT, 1908
Aphodius dubiosus Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius evanescens (Bouskell, 1901)⇒ Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827
Aphodius frenchi (Blackburn, 1892)⇒ Australaphodius frenchi Blackburn, 1892
Aphodius fugitivus Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius genialis Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius granosus
Aphodius hirtipes (Fischer von ..., 1844)⇒ Melinopterus punctatosulcatus Sturm, 1805
Aphodius insidiosus
Aphodius intercalaris Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius jeanneli (Paulian, 1942)⇒ Aphodius jeannelianus Balthasar, 1945
Aphodius lanuginosus Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius lineatosulcatus (Harold, 1859)⇒ Oxyomus lineatosulcatus Harold, 1859
Aphodius lucidus (Dejean, 1862)⇒ Pharaphodius marginellus Fabricius, 1781
Aphodius maculicollis (Montrouzier, 1860)⇒ Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789
Aphodius maurus (Gebler, 1833)⇒ Agoliinus lapponum Gyllenhal, 1808
Aphodius mimus Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius minatorius Péringuey, 1908
Aphodius mirus (Schmidt, 1916)⇒ Craterocyphus rhinocerus mirus Schmidt, 1916
Aphodius peregrinus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Nobius hepaticus Roth, 1851
Aphodius posticus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Pharaphodius russatus Erichson, 1842
Aphodius principalis (Harold, 1861)⇒ Calocolobopterus principalis Harold, 1861
Aphodius probes (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Mesontoplatys dorsalis Klug, 1855
Aphodius productus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Bodilus laetus Wiedemann, 1823
Aphodius protervus (Balthasar, 1973)⇒ Pseudopharaphodius rufomaculatus Petrovitz, 1958
Aphodius pseudocalcaratus (Paulian, 1954)⇒ Trichaphodius copulatus Schmidt, 1916
Aphodius pygmaeus Boheman, 1857
Aphodius rubricatus (Paulian, 1936)⇒ Plagiogonus oberthuri Paulian, 1936
Aphodius septemmaculatus (Mulsant, 1842)⇒ Chilothorax melanostictus Schmidt, 1840
Aphodius serenus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Haroldaphodius binodulus Harold, 1866
Aphodius sinuaticeps (Boucomont, 1932)⇒ Koshantschikovius haematicus Boheman, 1857
Aphodius spadix Schmidt, 1916
Aphodius spectabilis Péringuey, 1901
Aphodius sublividus Balthasar, 1941
Aphodius terminatus (Marseul, 1878)⇒ Ammoecius terminatus Harold, 1869
Aphodius testaceicolor (Balthasar, 1937)⇒ Pseudopharaphodius anthrax Gerstaecker, 1871
Aphodius timidus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Nobius hepaticus Roth, 1851
Aphodius verrucosus Bordat, 1996
Aphodius zebrinus (Petrovitz, 1958)⇒ Aganocrossus fugitivus Péringuey, 1901
Aphodoharmogaster costata Endrodi, 1983
Aphodoharmogaster costipennis Boheman, 1857
Australaphodius accola Kolbe, 1908
Australaphodius catulus Balthasar, 1946
Australaphodius frenchi Blackburn, 1892Little pasture cockchafer
Australaphodius muellerae Bordat, 1990
Blackburneus calvus Schmidt, 1909
Blackburneus cobi Endrödi, 1979
Blackburneus jugalis Péringuey, 1901
Blackburneus koenigsbaueri Petrovitz, 1973
Blackburneus levis Schmidt, 1908
Blackburneus microreticulatus Landin, 1967
Blackburneus ohopohoensis Endrödi, 1991
Blackburneus pseudocalvus Bordat, 2005
Blackburneus vixpunctatus Endrödi, 1980
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Calamosternus subdolus Petrovitz, 1962
Calamosternus unicolor Olivier, 1789
Cephalocyclus durangoensis Bates, 1887
Cephalocyclus mexicanus Harold, 1862
Chilothorax exclamationis Motschulsky, 1849
Chilothorax melanostictus Schmidt, 1840
Cinacanthus anomalipus Péringuey, 1901
Cinacanthus freudei Endrödi, 1957
Cinacanthus freudei freudei
Cinacanthus hottentotus Petrovitz, 1964
Cinacanthus solus Bordat, 1990
Coptochirus alternatus Bordat, 1989
Coptochirus brachypterus Harold, 1868
Coptochirus cognatus Péringuey, 1901
Coptochirus emarginatus Germar, 1824
Coptochirus endroedyyoungai Bordat, 1989
Coptochirus excisus Harold, 1868
Coptochirus pallidipennis Harold, 1868
Coptochirus perlucidus Bordat, 1989
Coptochirus pteropus Harold, 1859
Coptochirus reticulatus Bordat, 1989
Coptochirus viduus
Coptochirus vulgatus Harold, 1868
Dialytes striatulus Say, 1825
Didactylia tenuipunctata Bordat, 1988
Doaphius gracilis Boheman, 1857
Doaphius gracilis gracilis
Doaphius penicilarius Petrovitz, 1963
Drepanocanthus cochranae
Drepanocanthus davisi Bordat, 1996
Drepanocanthus eximius (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Pseudoxyomus eximius Péringuey, 1901
Drepanocanthus intrusus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Pseudoxyomus intrusus Péringuey, 1901
Drepanocanthus lineatus Wiedemann, 1823
Drepanocanthus mineti Bordat, 1993
Drepanocanthus obsurus
Harmodactylus oscitans Péringuey, 1901
Harmodactylus solus Bordat, 1990
Harmogaster cochranae
Harmogaster exarata Harold, 1861
Harmogaster geminata (Schmidt, 1911)⇒ Pseudoxyomus geminata Schmidt, 1911
Harmogaster intrusus
Harmogaster oblongopunctata (Balthasar, 1941)⇒ Pseudoxyomus oblongopunctata Balthasar, 1941
Harmogaster opacula (Harold, 1869)⇒ Pseudoxyomus opaculus Harold, 1869
Harmogaster opatroides (Balthasar, 1941)⇒ Pseudoxyomus opatroides Balthasar, 1941
Harmogaster quadridentella Schmidt, 1911
Harmogaster spectabilis
Harmogaster sulcatula Schmidt, 1911
Harmogaster transitoria Péringuey, 1901
Harmogaster tuberculata Endrödi, 1991
Heptaulacus puberulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Neoheptaulacus puberulus Boheman, 1857
Labarrus innumerabilis Schmidt, 1910
Labarrus lividus Olivier, 1789Scarab beetle
Labarrus lividus lividus
Labarrus parnaguaensis Petrovitz, 1961
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Labarrus sublividus (Balthasar, 1941)⇒ Aphodius sublividus Balthasar, 1941
Labarrus witboii Petrovitz, 1961
Liothorax alternatus Horn, 1870
Lorditomaeus bifidus Schmidt, 1908
Lorditomaeus bifidus bifidus
Lorditomaeus invenustus Schmidt, 1908
Lorditomaeus opatroides Klug, 1851
Lorditomaeus uhligi Bordat, 1995
Macroretrus singularis Péringuey, 1908
Macroretrus thilliezi Bordat & Del..., 2000
Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790Spring small dung beetle
Melinopterus punctatosulcatus Sturm, 1805
Mendidius fimbriolatus Mannerheim, 1849
Nialaphodius calidus Harold, 1871
Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Orocanthus helenae Endrodi, 1973
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus, 1758Bloody small dung beetle
Oxyomus costipennis Boheman, 1857
Oxyomus costulatus Fairmaire, 1849
Oxyomus jucundulus Péringuey, 1901
Oxyomus jugalis (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Blackburneus jugalis Péringuey, 1901
Oxyomus lineatosulcatus Harold, 1859
Oxyomus medioximus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Pleuraphodius medioximus Péringuey, 1901
Oxyomus sulcipennis (Dejean, 1833)⇒ Xenoheptaulacus tricostatus Harold, 1896
Planolinoides aenictus Cooper & Gordon, 1987Benttooths
Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827
Planolinus fasciatus Olivier, 1789
Podotenus (Podotenus) gracilipes Harold, 1867
Psammodaphodius kochi Endrodi, 1976
Pseudoxyomus armaticeps Péringuey, 1901
Pseudoxyomus cochraneae Bordat, 1996
Pseudoxyomus davisi Bordat, 1996
Pseudoxyomus eximius Péringuey, 1901
Pseudoxyomus geminata Schmidt, 1911
Pseudoxyomus intrusus Péringuey, 1901
Pseudoxyomus maniculus Petrovitz, 1961
Pseudoxyomus oblongopunctata Balthasar, 1941
Pseudoxyomus opaculus Harold, 1869
Pseudoxyomus opatroides Balthasar, 1941
Pseudoxyomus rubescens Petrovitz, 1962
Pseudoxyomus scobina Petrovitz, 1956
Pseudoxyomus setosus Petrovitz, 1964
Pseudoxyomus strydomi Endrödi, 1976
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Sugrames capensis Endrödi, 1983
Sybax impressicollis Boheman, 1857
Sybax sulcicollis Boheman, 1857
Teuchestes analis Fabricius, 1787
Teuchestes caffer Wiedemann, 1823
Teuchestes caffer caffer
Teuchestes dejeani Harold, 1862
Trichaphodioides calcaratus Boheman, 1857
Trichaphodioides cinerascens Klug, 1855
Trichaphodioides manifestus Schmidt, 1911
Trichaphodioides pavo Balthasar, 1939
Trichaphodioides simoni Petrovitz, 1959
Trichonotulus erinaceus Balthasar, 1935
Trichonotulus frankkochi Bordat, 1995
Trichonotulus pilosellus Schmidt, 1907
Trichonotulus stuckenbergi Petrovitz, 1967
Trichonotulus verrucosus Bordat, 1996
Xenoheptaulacus tricostatus Harold, 1896

Subnodes of Aphodiini with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubtribeAphodiina
Leach, 1815
19
121
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeDidactyliina
Pittino, 1985
3
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeProctophanina
Stebnicka & Howden, 1995
3
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Aphodiini at dyntaxa.se
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