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Melinopterus prodromus
Species
Melinopterus prodromus
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
Melinopterus
Species
prodromus
(Melinopterus prodromus)
Explanation of Names
Melinopterus prodromus
(Brahm 1790)
Size
4-7 mm
(
1
)
Range
native to the Palaearctic, adventive in NA (transcontinental in the north)
Works Cited
1.
Lompe A. (2002-) Die Käfer Europas: Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
Contributed by
Phillip Harpootlian
on 8 May, 2007 - 11:44am
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
,
urtica
,
v belov
Last updated 11 June, 2022 - 4:06pm