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Species Labarrus pseudolividus

Representative Images

Beetle - Labarrus pseudolividus Aphodius pseudolividus - Labarrus pseudolividus Tan-striped dung beetle - Labarrus pseudolividus Aphodius (Labarrus) pseudolividus Balthasar - Labarrus pseudolividus Aphodius pseudolividus? - Labarrus pseudolividus Pennsylvania Beetle for ID - Labarrus pseudolividus Aphodiinae - Labarrus pseudolividus Labarrus pseudolividus? - Labarrus pseudolividus

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 Labarrus
Species pseudolividus (Labarrus pseudolividus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

part of a worldwide species complex often lumped under L. lividus (Ol.)(1); see discussion

Explanation of Names

Labarrus pseudolividus (Balthasar 1941)

Size

4–6 mm(1)

Identification

key in Dellacasa et al. (2002)(2)

Range

subcosmopolitan (the Americas, Australasia, tropical Africa)(1); widespread in the US (introduced)

Habitat

can be the most commonly collected species in an area, adults being found in a wide variety of dung; may be abundand at lights(1)

Season

Mar‒Oct in Brazos Co., TX [=v=]

Food

Adults in dung

Life Cycle

Eggs laid inside dung pat

Works Cited

1.A review of the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of southern South America.
Smith, A.B.T. and P.E. Skelley. 2007. Zootaxa 1458: 1-80.
2.Aphodiinae described or recorded by Bates in Biologia Centrali-Americana (Coleoptera Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiidae)
Dellacasa M., Gordon R.D., Dellacasa G. 2002. Acta Zool. Mex. 86: 155–223.
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 21 December, 2007 - 6:11pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Phillip Harpootlian, Mike Quinn, nebbeetle, v belov
Last updated 3 May, 2025 - 11:51am

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