This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Dellacasa, Marco, Dellacasa, Giovanni (2016): Systematic revision of the genus Phaeaphodius Reitter, 1892 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae). Zootaxa 4162 (1): 143-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4162.1.7

Abstract

The genus Phaeaphodius Reitter, 1892 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) is revised and considered to consist of 12 species. A key to species and diagnosis of each species are given to fascilitate identification. Lectotypes are designated for A. costalis Gebler, 1848, A. sibiricus Harold, 1863, A. aeger Sharp, 1878, and A. solskyi Harold, 1871. Neotypes are designated for A. alleoni d’Orbigny, 1896, A. fusculus Reitter, 1892, and A. trucantangulus Reitter, 1894. The name Aphodius fusculus Reitter, 1892 is placed in synonymy with Esymus pusillus (Herbst, 1789) (new synonymy).

Key words: systematics, neotype designations, lectotype designations, new synonymy, Holarctic region

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/9f3ae59e-4c5b-4342-99b1-19f650f3aeae
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/0340FFE8C2700F7DFFA6FFC9F1611161
Citation: Dellacasa M, Dellacasa G, plazi (2016). Systematic revision of the genus Phaeaphodius Reitter, 1892 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae). Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4162.1.7 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.