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Species Haroldiellus sallei

Haroldiellus sallei (Harold) - Haroldiellus sallei - male Haroldiellus sallei (Harold) - Haroldiellus sallei
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 Haroldiellus
Species sallei (Haroldiellus sallei)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Haroldiellus sallei (Harold)
Orig. Comb: Aphodius sallei Harold 1863
Explanation of Names
named after Auguste Sallé, a French entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.
Range
e. TX to C. Amer. / W. Indies - Map (1)(2)(3)
Life Cycle
apparently surface generalists in shaded dung
Remarks
frequent at lights
Works Cited
1.An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas.
Edward G. Riley & Charles S. Wolfe. 2003. Southwestern Entomologist, Supplement. 37 pp.
2.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.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)