Aphodius is a
genus of beetles in the family
Scarabaeidae. In most species both the adults and larvae are
coprophagous (dung feeding)[1] although some species have herbivorous or saprophagous larvae.[2]Aphodius species typically dominate dung beetle communities in north temperate ecosystems.[3] Most species are functionally classified as endocoprids, also known as dwellers, because the larvae live and feed within the dung pat itself.[4]
Species
These 44 species belong to the genus Aphodius, including 21 extinct species.[5]
^Valiela, Ivan (1974). "Composition, food webs, and population limitation in dung arthropod communities during invasion and succession". American Midland Naturalist. 92: 370–385 [380].
doi:
10.2307/2424302.
JSTOR2424302.
^
Gordon, Robert D. & Skelley, Paul E. (2007). "A monograph of the Aphodiini inhabiting the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiini)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 79: 1–580.
ISBN978-1-887988-23-0.
Aphodius is a
genus of beetles in the family
Scarabaeidae. In most species both the adults and larvae are
coprophagous (dung feeding)[1] although some species have herbivorous or saprophagous larvae.[2]Aphodius species typically dominate dung beetle communities in north temperate ecosystems.[3] Most species are functionally classified as endocoprids, also known as dwellers, because the larvae live and feed within the dung pat itself.[4]
Species
These 44 species belong to the genus Aphodius, including 21 extinct species.[5]
^Valiela, Ivan (1974). "Composition, food webs, and population limitation in dung arthropod communities during invasion and succession". American Midland Naturalist. 92: 370–385 [380].
doi:
10.2307/2424302.
JSTOR2424302.
^
Gordon, Robert D. & Skelley, Paul E. (2007). "A monograph of the Aphodiini inhabiting the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiini)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 79: 1–580.
ISBN978-1-887988-23-0.