Agrilinus ibericus

Agrilinus ibericus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Agrilinus
Species:	A. ibericus
Binomial name
	Agrilinus ibericus; (Harold, 1874)
Synonyms
	Aphodius ibericus Harold, 1874; Aphodius (Agrilinus) scheuerni Ádám, 1979; Aphodius (Pseudolimarus) jugurtha Balthasar, 1931; Aphodius (Calamosternus) basilicatus Fiori, 1907;

Agrilinus ibericus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Italy, Algeria, Greece, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in). They have an elongate-oval, quite strongly convex, glossy, glabrous body. The forebody and underside are black, with the sides of the pronotum reddish and translucent. The elytra are dark reddish-brown with a blackened sutural margin. The apical area is lighter reddish-brown.

Subspecies

Agrilinus ibericus basilicatus (Fiori, 1907) (Italy: Basilicata, Sicily)
Agrilinus ibericus ibericus (Algeria, Greece, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey)

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Agrilinus ibericus 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 5, 2026.
1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved November 5, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Agrilinus ibericus 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 5, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved November 5, 2026.