Aphodius Hellwig, 1798
(a genus of dung beetles)

Aphodius (a genus of dung beetles) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aphodius (a genus of dung beetles) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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Species 8 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAphodius (a genus of dung beetles)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aphodius (a genus of dung beetles)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Harvey, M.C. (ed) 2015 Images to support Jessop’s RES key to Aphodius dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Aphodius (a genus of dung beetles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Chapman, T.A. 1869 Aphodius porcus, a cuckoo parasite on Geotrupes stecorarius Ent. Mon. Mag. 5: 273-276.
Hutton, S.A. & Giller, P.S. 2003 The effects of the intensification of agriculture on northern temperate dung beetle communities Journal of Applied Ecology Vol 40: 994-1007.
Jones, G. 1990 Prey Selection by the Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum): Optimal Foraging by Echolocation? Journal of Animal Ecology Vol 59 (2): 587-602.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Aphodius (a genus of dung beetles):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 16 images of Aphodius (a genus of dung beetles)
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