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Species Phaeaphodius rectus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles)
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Aphodiinae (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
Tribe Aphodiini
Genus Phaeaphodius
Species rectus (Phaeaphodius rectus)
Range
Palearctic species- introduced to the Pacific NW (Skelley, 2008): BC-WA-OR
Internet References
Species profile
Contributed by Tim Loh on 31 October, 2010 - 1:35am
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian
Last updated 29 March, 2021 - 9:44pm

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