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Species Lechorodius lutulentus

Lechorodius lutulentus (Haldeman) - Lechorodius lutulentus Aphodius (Lechorodius) lutulentus Haldeman - Lechorodius lutulentus Aphodius (Lechorodius) lutulentus Haldeman - Lechorodius lutulentus beetle - Lechorodius lutulentus beetle - Lechorodius lutulentus
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 Lechorodius
Species lutulentus (Lechorodius lutulentus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lechorodius lutulentus (Haldeman)
Orig. Comb: Aphodius lutulentus Haldeman 1843
Range
se. US to c. TX (1)(2)
Season
winter active surface generalist (1)
Food
prefers deer dung (1)
Print References
Haldeman, S.S. 1843. Descriptions of North American species of Coleoptera, presumed to be undescribed. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1: 298-304.
Internet References
Type - MCZ, Harvard
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.
2.An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas.
Edward G. Riley & Charles S. Wolfe. 2003. Southwestern Entomologist, Supplement. 37 pp.