Teuchestes | |
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Teuchestes analis, Vietnam | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Subfamily: | Aphodiinae |
Tribe: | Aphodiini |
Genus: | Teuchestes Mulsant, 1842 |
Teuchestes is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 10 described species in Teuchestes, found worldwide. [1] [2] [3] [4]
These 10 species belong to the genus Teuchestes:
Aphodiinae is a subfamily of the scarab beetle family, Scarabaeidae. Members of this subfamily are known commonly as the small dung beetles and many, but not all, are dung beetles. These beetles are found worldwide.
Aphodius is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. In most species both the adults and larvae are coprophagous although some species have herbivorous or saprophagous larvae. Aphodius species typically dominate dung beetle communities in north temperate ecosystems. Most species are functionally classified as endocoprids, also known as dwellers, because the larvae live and feed within the dung pat itself.
Cartwrightia is a genus of scarab found in Latin America. It was named and circumscribed in 1958 by Federico Islas Salas. As of 2017, three species are recognized: C. intertribalis, C. cartwrighti, and C. islasi. They can be found in the nests of leafcutter ants or in dung.
Aphodiini is a tribe of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 250 genera and 2,200 described species in Aphodiini.
Labarrus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 20 described species in Labarrus, found worldwide.
Jalisco is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Aphodiinae. There is one described species, Jalisco plumipes known from Jalisco, Mexico.
Oxyomus is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at about 25 described species in Oxyomus, found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America.
Leiopsammodius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 40 described species in Leiopsammodius.
Dialytes is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about five described species in Dialytes.
Hornietus is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae, the sole genus of the tribe Hornietiini. There is one described species in the genus, Hornietus ventralis, found in North America.
Acrossus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 40 described species in Acrossus, found in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Agoliinus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
Liothorax is a genus of beetles belonging to the subfamily Aphodiinae.
Melinopterus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 20 described species in Melinopterus.
Colobopterus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about six described species in Colobopterus, found in Asia, Europe, and North America.
Volinus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. This genus has a single species, Volinus sticticus. It is found in Europe and Asia.
Calamosternus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 20 described species in Calamosternus.
Oscarinus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 19 described species in Oscarinus, found in North, Central, and South America.
Bodilopsis is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least four described species in Bodilopsis, found in Europe and Asia.
Oromus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least two described species in Oromus, found in the Palearctic.