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Genus Agoliinus

Scarab ZH3Z3173 - Agoliinus leopardus Agoliinus congregatus (Mannerheim) - Agoliinus congregatus Scarab 1 - Agoliinus Sunrise Aquatic Beetle 1 - Agoliinus Aphodius? - Agoliinus aleutus Aphodius? - Agoliinus aleutus Pardalosus - Agoliinus leopardus Aphodiine - Agoliinus leopardus - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Aphodiinae (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
Tribe Aphodiini
Genus Agoliinus
Explanation of Names
Agoliinus Schmidt 1913
Numbers
25 spp. in the New World (all Nearctic), >40 worldwide(1)
Range
Western half of the continent, with just one sp. ranging across the northern part of the continent (A. leopardus Horn) and 3 spp. east of the Rockies (MB to NM)(1)
Habitat
Most spp. are boreal or high elevation generalists, those with explanate pronota appear to be rodent burrow specialists, primarily with ground squirrels and prairie dogs.(1)
Works Cited
1.A Monograph of the Aphodiini Inhabiting the United States and Canada (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae:Aphodiini)
Robert D. Gordon & Paul E. Skelley. 2007. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute.