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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Aphodiine Dung Beetles (Aphodiinae) » Aphodiini » Aphodius » Subgenus Aphodius (Aphodius Subgenus Aphodius)

Subgenus Aphodius

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Dung beetle - Aphodius fimetarius - male Aphodiine Dung Beetle - Aphodius fimetarius scarab - Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius fimetarius - Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius? - Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius fimetarius? - Aphodius fimetarius Aphodiinae 2009-01b - Aphodius fimetarius Aphodiinae 2009-01c - Aphodius fimetarius
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)
Tribe Aphodiini
Genus Aphodius
No Taxon Subgenus Aphodius
Numbers
Two introduced NA species of nominate subgenus; Aphodius (A.) fimetarius and the very closely related A. pedellus.
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 14 November, 2007 - 8:18am
Last updated 18 December, 2007 - 12:51pm

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