review of the scarab beetle tribe Aphodiini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) of the fauna of Russia

An annotated list of 183 species of the dung-beetle tribe Aphodiini of the Russian fauna is given. The highest species diversity is characteristic of the southern mountainous regions of the country, the richest local faunas being known from the Lower Volga area. The greatest numbers of species are k...

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Published in:Entomological review 2014-09, Vol.94 (6), p.846-879
Main Authors: Akhmetova, L. A, Frolov, A. V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beetles
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Coleoptera
deciduous forests
fauna
landscapes
Life Sciences
Scarabaeidae
species diversity
steppes
Zoology
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Summary:An annotated list of 183 species of the dung-beetle tribe Aphodiini of the Russian fauna is given. The highest species diversity is characteristic of the southern mountainous regions of the country, the richest local faunas being known from the Lower Volga area. The greatest numbers of species are known from the steppe and broadleaved forest zones and from the nemoral types of altitudinal zonation of vegetation. The bulk of the fauna is formed by the species with wide ranges; 111 species occur in two or more landscape zones or altitudinal zonation types. Six groups of faunistically similar zoogeographic provinces are distinguished within the territory of Russia.
ISSN:0013-8738
1555-6689
DOI:10.1134/S0013873814060074