Making the cryptic visible - resolving the sp. complex of Aphodius fimetarius and A. pedellus by three complementary methods
By Miraldo et al.
Abstract
Miraldo, A., Krell, F-T., Smalen, M., Angus, R. B., & Roslin, T. (2014). Making the cryptic visible - resolving the species complex of Aphodius fimetarius (Linnaeus) and Aphodius pedellus (de Geer) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) by three complementary methods. Systematic Entomology, 39(3): 531-547. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12079
Abstract.
Species in cryptic complexes are, per definition, difficult to identify using morphological characters. One such complex was recently detected in the dung beetle Aphodius fimetarius (Linnaeus) sensu lato, an abundant dung beetle with a wide distribution.