Species Eupleurus subterraneus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Works Cited

Aphodiine Dung Beetle? - Eupleurus subterraneus

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 Eupleurus

Species subterraneus (Eupleurus subterraneus)

Explanation of Names

Aphodius (Eupleurus) subterraneus Mulsant 1842

Size

6.9-7.3 mm(1)

Range

native to the Palearctic, adventive in our area (ne NA)(1)

Works Cited

1.	Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles (by Brett Ratcliffe and Mary Liz Jameson)

Contributed by v belov on 5 May, 2009 - 10:33am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Phillip Harpootlian
Last updated 29 March, 2021 - 12:19pm

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