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Species Chilothorax distinctus

Beetle - Chilothorax distinctus Dung Beetle - Chilothorax distinctus Equine Beetle - Chilothorax distinctus Aphodius distinctus? - Chilothorax distinctus Aphodius distinctus? - Chilothorax distinctus Scarab with patterned elytra on deer dung - Chilothorax distinctus Dung beetle with patterned tan and black elytra - Chilothorax distinctus Melinopterus - Chilothorax distinctus
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 Chilothorax
Species distinctus (Chilothorax distinctus)
Other Common Names
Maculated Dung Beetle
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Aphodius distinctus (O.F. Müller)
Orig. Comb: Scarabaeus distinctus O.F. Müller 1776
Size
4.5-6.0 mm(1)
Identification
elytral spotting extremely variable(1)
Range
native to Europe, adventive and now widespread in NA(1)
Season
mostly spring and fall(1)
See Also
Pardalosus serval (Say)
- Range: e. US
Print References
Gordon, R.D. & Skelley, P.E. (2007). A monograph of the Aphodiini inhabiting the United States and Canada. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 79: 1-580.
Works Cited
1.The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska
Brett C. Ratcliffe & M.J. Paulsen. 2008. University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 570 pp.