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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. [1] These beetles are found worldwide. [1] These beetles are small scarab beetles, most less than 8 millimeters long.
Dung beetle rolling a ball of dung in the Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa. Dung beetles live in many habitats, including desert, grasslands and savannas, [10] farmlands, and native and planted forests. [11] They are highly influenced by the environmental context, [2] and do not prefer extremely cold or dry weather.
Scarabaeus satyrus is an African species of dung beetle. These beetles roll a ball of dung for some distance from where it was deposited, and bury it, excavating an underground chamber to house it. An egg is then laid in the ball, the growing larva feeding on the dung, pupating, and eventually emerging as an adult.
Onthophagus nuchicornis is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.It is found in Europe and North America. [1] [2] [3] Though Onthophagus nuchicornis is listed as "Vulnerable" in the United Kingdom, [4] it is a common and abundant species in North America.
Acrossus rufipes, the night-flying dung beetle, is a species of scarab beetle. It was first recorded by the zoologist Carl Linnaeus as Acrossus rufipes in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae . The species was more recently considered a member of the genus Aphodius , but is now again classified as Acrossus rufipes .
Phelotrupes auratus is a species of beetle known by the common names Japanese earth-boring dung beetle and golden dung beetle. [1] [2] Description
Digitonthophagus gazella (common names: gazella scarab, brown dung beetle [1]) is a species of scarab beetle. [1] [2] It belongs to the genus Digitonthophagus, which was promoted from subgenus to genus level in 1959. [1] [3] There has been some confusion regarding the application of the names with many people using the outdated name Onthophagus ...
Canthon vigilans, the vigilant dung beetle, is a species in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America. It is found in North America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]