Agrilinus convexus

Agrilinus convexus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Agrilinus
Species:
A. convexus
Binomial name
Agrilinus convexus
(Erichson, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius convexus Erichson, 1848
  • Aphodius emerichi Reitter, 1892
  • Aphodius ascendens Reiche, 1863
  • Aphodius lucasii Harold, 1859
  • Aphodius affinis Lucas, 1846

Agrilinus convexus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy (Sicily), Montenegro, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Russia (including the Russian Far East and Siberia), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia and Turkey.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.7–5.6 mm (0.15–0.22 in). They have a strongly convex, subparallel, black body, sometimes with the elytra reddish-brown. The forebody is shiny and the elytra and scutellum are usually also shiny.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 9, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Agrilinus convexus 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 9, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Pittino, R.; Mariani, G. (1993). "Aphodius (Agrilinus) convexus Erichson a misinterpreted valid species from the Western Palaearctic fauna (Coleoptera Scarabaeoidea Aphodiidae)". Bollettino Della Società Entomologica Italiana, Genova. 125 (2): 131-142. Retrieved November 9, 2026.