Acrossus rubripennis

Acrossus rubripennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Acrossus
Species:	A. rubripennis
Binomial name
	Acrossus rubripennis; (Horn, 1870)
Synonyms
	Aphodius rubripennis Horn, 1870;

Acrossus rubripennis, the red-winged small dung beetle, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec) and the United States (Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Wisconsin).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–7.5 mm (0.28–0.30 in). They have an oblong, slightly depressed, black, shining body. The elytra are reddish-yellow, sub-opaque and pubescent.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin ruber (meaning red) and penna (meaning wing) and refers to the reddish elytra.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Acrossus rubripennis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
1 2 Horn, G. H. (1870). "Description of the species of Aphodius and Dialytes of the United States". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 3: 110–134. Retrieved November 1, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Acrossus rubripennis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved November 1, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Horn, G. H. (1870). "Description of the species of Aphodius and Dialytes of the United States". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 3: 110–134. Retrieved November 1, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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