- Source: 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.
With a discovery of an earlier published version by Hellwig, the correct citation for this genus is now: Aphodius Hellwig, 1798 (p. 101; 24 January). Type species by subsequent designation by Latreille (1810): Scarabaeus fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758.
Species
These 44 species belong to the genus Aphodius, including 21 extinct species.
The species of the following genera were formerly classified in Aphodius:
References
Hanski, Ilkka & Cambefort, Yves, eds. (1991). Dung Beetle Ecology. Princeton University Press. doi:10.1515/9781400862092. ISBN 9781400862092.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kumbang tahi kerbau
- Taman Nasional Sochi
- Aphodius
- Aphodius scybalarius
- Aphodius fimetarius
- Bodiloides ictericus
- List of dung beetle and chafer (Scarabaeoidea) species recorded in Britain
- Melinopterus prodromus
- Aganocrossus urostigma
- Teuchestes fossor
- Calamosternus granarius
- Skatole
