Genus Leiopsammodius

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Remarks · Works Cited

Leiopsammodius ocmulgeei Harpootlian, Gordon and Woodruff - Leiopsammodius ocmulgeei

small aphodiine at light on ground sheet - Leiopsammodius malkini

maybe Geopsammodius or Leiopsammodius? - Leiopsammodius malkini

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 Psammodiini

Genus Leiopsammodius

Explanation of Names

Leiopsammodius Rakovic 1981

Numbers

4 spp. in our area, 14 in the New World, 38 worldwide(1)

Size

2.4-3.8 mm(1)

Identification

key to spp. in(2)

Range

worldwide; in our area, se. US(1)

Habitat

sandy soils/dunes(1)

Remarks

rarely collected; some come to lights(1)

Works Cited

1.	Skelley P.E. (2008) Aphodiinae. In: Generic guide to New World scarab beetles

2.	Review of the genus Leiopsammodius Rakovic (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae: Psammodiini) in America north of Mexico... Harpootlian P.J., Gordon R.D., Woodruff R.E. 2000. Coleopterists Bulletin 54(3): 292-299.

Contributed by v belov on 8 March, 2011 - 10:55pm
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian
Last updated 7 December, 2013 - 11:15am

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