Aphodius



Aphodius is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. In most species both the adults and larvae are coprophagous (dung feeding) although some species have herbivorous or saprophagous larvae. Aphodius species typically dominate dung beetle communities in north temperate ecosystems. Most species are functionally classified as endocoprids, also known as dwellers, because the larvae live and feed within the dung pat itself.

Species
These 44 species belong to the genus Aphodius, including 21 extinct species.


 * Aphodius beloni Mulsant & Godart, 1879
 * Aphodius calichromus Balthasar, 1932
 * Aphodius cardinalis Reitter, 1892
 * Aphodius clypeatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1821
 * Aphodius coniugatus (Panzer, 1795)
 * Aphodius corallifer Koshantschikov, 1913
 * Aphodius crux Wiedemann, 1823
 * Aphodius elegans Allibert, 1847
 * Aphodius fasciger Harold, 1881
 * Aphodius fimetarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Aphodius foetidus (Herbst, 1783)
 * Aphodius guangdongensis Maté, 2008
 * Aphodius irregularis Westwood, 1839
 * Aphodius marginatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1842
 * Aphodius micros Walker, 1871
 * Aphodius minatorius Péringuey, 1908
 * Aphodius pedellus (Degeer, 1774)
 * Aphodius pedrosi Wollaston, 1854
 * Aphodius plasoni Käufel, 1914
 * Aphodius reginae Král, 1997
 * Aphodius spadix Schmidt, 1916
 * Aphodius swaneticus Reitter, 1892
 * Aphodius thoracicus Fischer von Waldheim, 1842
 * † Aphodius aboriginalis Wickham, 1912
 * † Aphodius anteactus Krell, 2000
 * † Aphodius bosniaskii Handlirsch, 1907
 * † Aphodius brevipennis Heer, 1862
 * † Aphodius charauxi Piton, 1940
 * † Aphodius cretaceous Nikolajev, 2008
 * † Aphodius florissantensis Wickham, 1911
 * † Aphodius granarioides Wickham, 1913
 * † Aphodius helvolus Statz, 1952
 * † Aphodius inundatus Wickham, 1914
 * † Aphodius krantzi Heyden & Heyden, 1866
 * † Aphodius laminicola Wickham, 1910
 * † Aphodius mediaevus Wickham, 1914
 * † Aphodius meyeri Heer, 1847
 * † Aphodius praeemptor Wickham, 1913
 * † Aphodius precursor Horn, 1876
 * † Aphodius schlickumi Statz, 1952
 * † Aphodius senex Wickham, 1914
 * † Aphodius shoshonis Wickham, 1912
 * † Aphodius theobaldi Krell, 2000
 * † Aphodius vectis Krell, 2019

The species of the following genera were formerly classified in Aphodius:


 * Acrossus Mulsant, 1842
 * Agoliinus Schmidt, 1913
 * Alloblackburneus Bordat, 2009
 * Ballucus Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Blackburneus Schmidt, 1913
 * Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1859
 * Caligodorus Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Cephalocyclus Dellacasa et al., 1998
 * Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1859
 * Cinacanthus Schmidt, 1913
 * Coelotrachelus Schmidt, 1913
 * Colobopterus Mulsant, 1842
 * Cryptoscatomaseter Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Dellacasiellus Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Dialytodius Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Drepanocanthoides Schmidt, 1913
 * Eupleurus Mulsant, 1842
 * Flaviellus Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Geomyphilus Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Haroldiellus Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Hornosus Dellacasa, Dellacasa & Gordon, 2015
 * Irrasinus Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Labarrus Mulsant & Rey, 1869
 * Lechorodius Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Liothorax Motschulsky, 1859
 * Luxolinus Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Maculaphodius Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Melinopterus Mulsant, 1842
 * Mendidius Harold, 1868
 * Merogyrus Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Neotrichonotulus Dellacasa et al., 2004
 * Nialaphodius Kolbe, 1908
 * Orodaliscoides Schmidt, 1913
 * Oscarinus Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Otophorus Mulsant, 1842
 * Oxyomoides Dellacasa et al., 2016
 * Pardalosus Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Phaeaphodius Reitter, 1892
 * Planolinellus Dellacasa & Dellacasa, 2005
 * Planolinoides Dellacasa & Dellacasa, 2005
 * Planolinus Mulsant & Rey, 1869
 * Pseudagolius Schmidt, 1913
 * Rugaphodius Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Scabrostomus Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Schaefferellus Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Setodius Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Stenotothorax Schmidt, 1913
 * Strigodius Gordon & Skelley, 2007
 * Tetraclipeoides Schmidt, 1913
 * Teuchestes Mulsant, 1842
 * Trichaphodioides Paulian, 1942
 * Trichonotulus Bedel, 1911