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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scavenger Scarab Beetles (Hybosoridae) » Pill Scarab Beetles (Ceratocanthinae) » Germarostes » Germarostes aphodioides

Species Germarostes aphodioides

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Habitat · Works Cited
Germarostes aphodioides Germarostes aphodioides Black beetle with thick legs - Germarostes aphodioides Dark, round beetle with white stitching - Germarostes aphodioides Pill Scarab Beetle - Germarostes aphodioides Hybosoridae Germarostes - Germarostes aphodioides Germarostes aphodioides Scarab - Germarostes aphodioides
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Hybosoridae (Scavenger Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Ceratocanthinae (Pill Scarab Beetles)
Genus Germarostes
Species aphodioides (Germarostes aphodioides)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Germarostes aphodioides (Illiger)
Orig. Comb: Melolontha aphodioides Illiger, 1800
Size
3.8-6.0 mm(1)
Range
e. US to to S. Amer. - Map (1)(2)
Habitat
eastern deciduous forest, common under bark; comes to lights
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.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 20 November, 2006 - 5:25am
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian, Mike Quinn, nebbeetle, v belov
Last updated 13 July, 2023 - 1:14pm

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