Revision of Australian genera in the tribes Aphodiini, Aegialiini and Proctophanini (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Aphodiinae)

Abstract

One tribe, Proctophanini, and one genus, Candezeollus, are described as new. Two subgenera are elevated to generic status: Acrossidius Schmidt and Drepanocanthoides Schmidt. Thirty-six species are described, keyed and illustrated, including 13 new species: Drepanocanthoides canberrae, ACT, NSW, Vic.; D. walpolensis, WA; D. windyensis, WA; Acrossidius brittoni, SA; Candezeollus pseudocandezei, SA, Qld, Vic.; Podotenus kulkpzensis, Vic.; P. tennantensis, NT; Saprus lawrencei, NSW; S. victoriae, Vic.; S. weiri, NSW; Proctophanes anneae, WA; P. caldwellensis, NSW, Qld; P. scrubensis, Qld. One subgeneric and four specific names are synonymised: Acrossoides Schmidt (= Acrossidius Schmidt), Aphodius demarzi Petrovitz, and Aphodius pawoniger Lea (= Drepanocanthoides neglectus Schmidt), Aphodius (Acrossidius) pallidihirtus Balthasar (= Acrossidius tasmaniae Hope), and Aphodius (Nialus) pseudolividus Balthasar (= Aphodius (Nialus) lividus Olivier).