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Species Labarrus lividus

Dung beetle - Labarrus lividus - female
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 Labarrus
Species lividus (Labarrus lividus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Aphodius lividus (Olivier 1789)
Explanation of Names
Labarrus lividus (Olivier)
Size
3.6-5.5 mm(1)
Range
adventive to e. US to s.CA - Map (2)(1)(3), subcosmopolitan, native to the Palaearctic
Print References
Angus R.B., Wilson C.J., Mann D.J. (2004) Chromosomal and aedeagal distinction between Aphodius (Labarrus) lividus Olivier, 1789 and A. (L.) pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae). Ent. Mon. Mag. 140: 255–261.
Works Cited
1.The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska
Brett C. Ratcliffe & M.J. Paulsen. 2008. University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 570 pp.
2.de Jong Y.S.D.M. et al. (2014) Fauna Europaea - all European animal species on the web. Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e4034.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 22 August, 2006 - 8:56pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Phillip Harpootlian, Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 4 April, 2024 - 1:51pm

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