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Genus Aphodius

Scarabaeidae - looks like Aphodius fimetarius - Aphodius fimetarius

Aphodius pedellus (De Geer) - Aphodius pedellus

Coleoptera. Scarabaeidae. Aphodius pedellus - Aphodius

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea

Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

Subfamily Aphodiinae (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)

Tribe Aphodiini

Genus Aphodius

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

most genera of this tribe used to be treated as subgenera of the megadiverse Aphodius; as currently understood, Aphodius includes a dozen spp., all of Old World origin

the nomenclature of the two spp. present in our area has not yet been solved ―discussion (in german)(1)

Explanation of Names

Aphodius Illiger 1798

Numbers

2 spp. (both adventive) in our area(2), 13 total

Identification

to separate our spp. see (2)

Print References

(3)

Works Cited

1.	Lompe A. (2002-) Die Käfer Europas: Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet

2.	Notes on the Aphodius (s.str.) fimetarius-complex ― morphology, taxonomy, nomenclature and worldwide distribution... Fery H., Rößner E. 2015. Linzer Biol. Beitr. 47: 459‒489.

3.	Making the cryptic visible - resolving the sp. complex of Aphodius fimetarius and A. pedellus by three complementary methods Miraldo et al. 2014. Systematic Entomology, 39(3): 531-547.

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 4 April, 2005 - 7:41am
Additional contributions by josephfortier, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 1 April, 2024 - 8:53am

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