APHODIINAE Leach, 1815
(a subfamily of dung beetles)

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

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

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Aphodiini
a tribe of dung beetles
Tribe 44 subtaxa 180 trophisms 10 references
Diastictus vulneratus
a scarab beetle
Species 1 trophisms
Rhyssemus germanus
a dung beetle
Species 1 trophisms
Saprosites mendax
a dung beetle
Species 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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 APHODIINAE (a subfamily of dung beetles)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
in the field () Team DUMP Dung beetle UK mapping project dungbeetlemap.wordpress.com/

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

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Beynon, A.E., Mann, D.J., Slade, E.M. & Lewis, O.T. 2012 Species-rich dung beetle communities buffer ecosystem services in perturbed agro-ecosystems Journal of Applied Ecology Vol 49: 1365-1372.
Beynon, S.A., Peck, M., Mann, D.J. & Lewis, O.T. 2012 Consequences of alternative and conventional endoparasite control in cattle for dung-associated invertebrates and ecosystem functioning Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment Vol 162: 36-44.

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

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