Species Aphodius pedellus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Works Cited

Aphodius from inside Pony dung - Aphodius pedellus

Aphodius fimetarius from North Central TX - Aphodius pedellus

beautiful little beetle - Aphodius pedellus

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 Aphodius

Species pedellus (Aphodius pedellus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

used to be treated as a synonym of A. fimetarius

Explanation of Names

Aphodius pedellus (de Geer 1774)

Range

native to Europe, adventive in NA(1)

Works Cited

1.	Making the cryptic visible - resolving the sp. complex of Aphodius fimetarius and A. pedellus by three complementary methods Miraldo et al. 2014. Systematic Entomology, 39(3): 531-547.

Contributed by Chris Grinter on 31 May, 2013 - 6:08pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Phillip Harpootlian, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 10 December, 2023 - 6:00pm

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