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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Aphodiine Dung Beetles (Aphodiinae) » Aegialiini » Aegialia » Aegialia latispina
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Aphodiinae - Aegialia latispina
Copyright © 2011 Andrew McKorney

Aphodiinae - Aegialia latispina
Long Beach, Pacific County, Washington, USA
September 4, 2011
Size: 5 mm
Sandy beach. Would be great to get a name for this small scarab. Thanks in advance!

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Contributed by Andrew McKorney on 5 September, 2011 - 11:07pm
Last updated 8 September, 2011 - 12:29am

Moved
Moved from Aegialia.
… v belov, 8 September, 2011 - 12:29am login or register to post comments

thanks all, guys
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 7 September, 2011 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

Aegialia sp.
With the mandibles visible in anterior view, this can only be Aegialia. Using Gordon and Cartwright's 1988 revision, it appears to be Aegialia latispina LeConte, which is reported from Washtington. It is either A. latispina, or A. crassa which has reduced pronotal punctures. The pictures seem to have very distinct pronotal punctation.
… Paul Skelley, 7 September, 2011 - 11:06am login or register to post comments

 
Aegialia latispina LeConte
Paul, I like your comments a lot! Thanks for all your explanations!
This specimen has very distinct pronotal punctation for sure. So, I'm assuming we could move it up to Aegialia latispina page then.
… Andrew McKorney, 7 September, 2011 - 11:39pm login or register to post comments

I'm guessing Psammodius or similar
see here http://bugguide.net/node/view/496655/bgimage. Note that this is only a ballpark guess and not a positive Id.
… David Almquist, 5 September, 2011 - 11:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Pronotum
is wrong for Psammodius...Somebody in the aphodiine tribe though...
… Guy A. Hanley, 5 September, 2011 - 11:27pm login or register to post comments

 
My first guess was...
Tesarius oregonensis, but I have never seen this species before.
… Andrew McKorney, 6 September, 2011 - 1:38am login or register to post comments

 
Without
examination of actual specimen, I won't be able to venture a guess even to genus....If you still have the specimen or duplicates and could get get it sent to me, there could be a chance. Dr. Robert Gordon revised the aphodiines and is a good friend of mine here in ND.
… Guy A. Hanley, 6 September, 2011 - 8:48am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks a lot for your great offer!
Unfortunately, I have just one specimen of this species in my collection, but if I'll get some duplicates that would be very interesting to me.
… Andrew McKorney, 7 September, 2011 - 12:48am login or register to post comments

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