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Subfamily Aphodiinae - Aphodiine Dung Beetles

Aphodius - Aphodius pseudolividus - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles)

Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

Subfamily Aphodiinae (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)

Numbers

Tribe Aegialiini

Tribe Aphodiini

Tribe Eupariini

Tribe Proctophanini

Tribe Didactyliini

Tribe Psammodiini

Print References

American Beetles (1)

Internet References

Checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of the Nearctic Realm, Version 4, 2009

Dung Beetles of Central and Eastern North Carolina Cattle Pastures--photos, some information on ecology

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 18 March, 2005 - 6:53am
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 27 July, 2009 - 1:08pm

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