Aidophus pellax

Aidophus pellax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Aidophus
Species:	A. pellax
Binomial name
	Aidophus pellax; (Balthasar, 1960)
Synonyms
	Aphodius (Orodaliscoides) pellax Balthasar, 1960;

Aidophus pellax is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Bolivia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5 mm (0.18–0.20 in). They have a strongly elongate, subcylindrical, shiny, glabrous, pale yellowish-brown body. Part of the head, the antennal club and the sides and base of the pronotum, as well as the base, second interval and apex of the elytra are yellowish. The legs are testaceous.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Aidophus pellax 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 October 28, 2026.
1 2 Dellacasa, M.; Gordon, R. D.; Harpootlian, P. J.; Stebnicka, Z.; Dellacasa, G. (2001). "Systematic redefinition of the New World Didactyliini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) with descriptions of two new species of Aidophus". Insecta Mundi. 15 (4): 193-216. Retrieved October 28, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Aidophus pellax 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 October 28, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Dellacasa, M.; Gordon, R. D.; Harpootlian, P. J.; Stebnicka, Z.; Dellacasa, G. (2001). "Systematic redefinition of the New World Didactyliini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) with descriptions of two new species of Aidophus". Insecta Mundi. 15 (4): 193-216. Retrieved October 28, 2026.