Species Aphodius fimetarius - Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius

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Moose Dung Beetle in New Brunswick - Aphodius fimetarius

Aphodiinae 2009-01c - Aphodius fimetarius

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles)

Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

Subfamily Aphodiinae (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)

Tribe Aphodiini

Genus Aphodius

No Taxon (Subgenus Aphodius)

Species fimetarius (Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius)

Print References

Whitehead, P. F. 2006. Aphodius (A.) fimetarius (L., 1758) and Aphodius (A.) pedellus (De Geer, 1774) (Col., Aphodidae) are distinct species, with new evidence for their European distribution. ENTOMOLOGISTS MONTHLY MAGAZINE, VOL 142; NUMB 1703/1705, pages 85-86.

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 27 March, 2007 - 7:30am
Last updated 29 February, 2008 - 2:34pm

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