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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Aphodiine Dung Beetles (Aphodiinae) » Aphodiini » Chilothorax » Chilothorax distinctus

Species Chilothorax distinctus

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Scarabaeidae - Aphodius? - Chilothorax distinctus Dung Beetle - Chilothorax distinctus Maculated Dung Beetle - Chilothorax distinctus Aphodius distinctus? - Chilothorax distinctus Aphodius distinctus - Chilothorax distinctus Aphodius distinctus - Chilothorax distinctus Dung beetle with patterned tan and black elytra - Chilothorax distinctus Melinopterus - Chilothorax distinctus
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 Chilothorax
Species distinctus (Chilothorax distinctus)
Other Common Names
Maculated Dung Beetle
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Aphodius distinctus (O.F. Müller)
Orig. Comb: Scarabaeus distinctus O.F. Müller 1776
Size
4.5-6.0 mm(1)
Identification
elytral spotting extremely variable(1)
Range
native to Europe, adventive and now widespread in NA(1)
Season
mostly spring and fall(1)
See Also
- Range: e. US
Aphodius serval Say
Internet References
Species profile(2)
Works Cited
1.The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska
Brett C. Ratcliffe & M.J. Paulsen. 2008. University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 570 pp.
2.Floate K. (2012) Dung insects
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 14 February, 2007 - 6:16pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Lynette Elliott, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 29 March, 2021 - 9:13pm

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