Aphodiini Leach, 1815
(a tribe of dung beetles)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Acrossus
a genus of beetles
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 15 images 1 ident. refs
Agrilinus ater
a dung beetle
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 		Species 8 images
Aphodius
a genus of dung beetles
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 16 images 1 ident. refs
Bodilopsis rufa
a dung beetle
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 		Species 4 images
Melinopterus
a genus of beetles
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 4 images 2 ident. refs
Otophorus haemorrhoidalis
a dung beetle
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 		Species 2 images
Teuchestes fossor
a dung beetle
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 		Species 1 images
Volinus sticticus
a dung beetle
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 		Species 1 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
TribeAphodiini (a tribe of dung beetles)
SubfamilyAPHODIINAE (a subfamily of dung beetles)
FamilySCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles)
SuperfamilySCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Series Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Aphodiini (a tribe of dung beetles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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