Psammodiini

Psammodiini
	Pleurophorus caesus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Aphodiinae
Tribe:	Psammodiini ; Mulsant, 1842
Subtribes
	Phycocina Landin, 1960; Psammodiina Mulsant, 1842; Rhyssemina Pittino & Mariani, 1986;

Last updated January 06, 2026

Psammodiini is a tribe of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 30 genera and 470 described species in Psammodiini.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Genera

These 37 genera belong to the tribe Psammodiini:^[1]

Afrodiastictus Pittino & Mariani, 1986
Aphodopsammobius Endrödi, 1964
Bordatius Pittino & Mariani, 1986
Brindalus Landin, 1960
Diastictus Mulsant, 1842
Geopsammodius Gordon & Pittino, 1992
Granulopsammodius Rakovič, 1981
Ingogius Endrödi, 1976
Leiopsammodius Rakovič, 1981
Messyrhus Rakovič & Král, 1997
Myrhessus Balthasar, 1955
Mysarus Petrovitz, 1962
Neomyrhessus Minkina, 2023
Neopsammodius Rakovič, 1986
Neorhyssemus Gordon & Pittino, 1992
Neotrichiorhyssemus Rakovič & Král, 1997
Odontopsammodius Gordon & Pittino, 1992
Orocanthus Endrödi, 1983
Parapsammodius Verdu, Stebnicka & Galante, 2006
Pararhyssemus Balthasar, 1955
Petrovitzius Rakovič, 1979
Phycochus Broun, 1886
Pittinius Rakovič & Král, 1997
Platytomus Mulsant, 1842
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1842
Psammodaphodius Endrödi, 1976
Psammodius Fallen, 1807
Psammorpha Stebnicka, 1994
Pseudomyrhessus Minkina, 2023
Rakovicius Pittino, 2006
Rhyssemodes Reitter, 1892
Rhyssemorphus Clouët, 1900
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 1842
Sicardia Reitter, 1896
Tesarius Rakovič, 1981
Trichiopsammobius Petrovitz, 1963
Trichiorhyssemus Clouët, 1901

References

1 2 "Psammodiini Mulsant, 1842". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
↑ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves (2020). "Additions and corrections to Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (922): 65–139. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.922.46367 . PMC 7113323 .
↑ Dietz, Lars; Seidel, Matthias; Eberle, Jonas; Misof, Bernhard; et al. (2023). "A transcriptome-based phylogeny of Scarabaeoidea confirms the sister group relationship of dung beetles and phytophagous pleurostict scarabs (Coleoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 48 (4): 672–686. doi: 10.1111/syen.12602 .
↑ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 . PMC 3088472 . PMID 21594053.

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[catlife-1] 1 2 "Psammodiini Mulsant, 1842". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[Bouchard2020-2] Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves (2020). "Additions and corrections to Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (922): 65–139. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.922.46367 . PMC 7113323 .

[Dietz2023-3] Dietz, Lars; Seidel, Matthias; Eberle, Jonas; Misof, Bernhard; et al. (2023). "A transcriptome-based phylogeny of Scarabaeoidea confirms the sister group relationship of dung beetles and phytophagous pleurostict scarabs (Coleoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 48 (4): 672–686. doi: 10.1111/syen.12602 .

[Bouchard2011-4] Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 . PMC 3088472 . PMID 21594053.

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