Agrilinus uniformis

Agrilinus uniformis
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. uniformis
Binomial name
Agrilinus uniformis
(Waterhouse, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius uniformis Waterhouse, 1875
  • Aphodius (Agrilinus) hayachinensis Nomura & Nakane, 1951
  • Aphodius (Agrilinus) maritimus Nomura & Nakane, 1951
  • Aphodius (Agrilinus) etorofuensis Kôno, 1937

Agrilinus uniformis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Japan, Korea and the Russian Far East.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.5–5 mm (0.14–0.20 in). They have an elongate, convex, shining, glabrous, black to brownish-black body, with only the dull apical area of the elytra reddish-brown.

Life history

Specimens have been collected from cow, horse, sheep and human dung.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Agrilinus uniformis 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 10, 2026.
  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 10, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Kim, J. I. (2012). "Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea. Laparosticti" (PDF). Insect Fauna of Korea. 12 (3): 1-209. Retrieved November 10, 2026.