Aphodius
Aphodius is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. In most species both the adults and larvae are coprophagous 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.
With a discovery of an earlier published version by Hellwig, the correct citation for this genus is now: Aphodius Hellwig, 1798. Type species by subsequent designation by Latreille : Scarabaeus fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758.
Species
These 44 species belong to the genus Aphodius, including 21 extinct species.Aphodius beloni Mulsant & Godart, 1879Aphodius calichromus Balthasar, 1932Aphodius cardinalis Reitter, 1892Aphodius clypeatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1821Aphodius coniugatus Aphodius corallifer Koshantschikov, 1913Aphodius crux Wiedemann, 1823Aphodius elegans Allibert, 1847Aphodius fasciger Harold, 1881Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius foetidus Aphodius guangdongensis Maté, 2008Aphodius irregularis Westwood, 1839Aphodius marginatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1842Aphodius micros Walker, 1871Aphodius minatorius Péringuey, 1908Aphodius pedellus Aphodius pedrosi Wollaston, 1854Aphodius plasoni Käufel, 1914Aphodius reginae Král, 1997Aphodius spadix Schmidt, 1916Aphodius swaneticus Reitter, 1892Aphodius 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