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)
Tribe Aphodiini
Genus Aphodius
Numbers
Recently split into many genera (1), treated as subgenera here until such time that they become more widely accepted/used.
Print References
Whitehead, P. F. 2006. Aphodius (A.) fimetarius (L., 1758) and Aphodius (A.) pedellus (De Geer, 1774) (Col., Aphodidae) are distinct species, with new evidence for their European distribution. ENTOMOLOGISTS MONTHLY MAGAZINE, VOL 142; NUMB 1703/1705, pages 85-86.
