Airapus obscurus

Airapus obscurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Airapus
Species:	A. obscurus
Binomial name
	Airapus obscurus; (MacLeay, 1871)
Synonyms
	Ammoecius obscurus MacLeay, 1871; Euparia olliffi Blackburn, 1904;

Airapus obscurus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Australia (New South Wales, Queensland).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.8–6 mm (0.19–0.24 in). They have an elongate, moderately shining, castaneous to black body, with the club of the antennae brown.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Airapus obscurus 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 7, 2026.
1 2 Stebnicka, Z.; Howden, H. (1996). "Australian genera and species in the tribes Odontolochini, Psammodiini, Rhyparini, Stereomerini and part of the Eupariini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiinae)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 10 (1): 97-170. Retrieved October 7, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Airapus obscurus 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 7, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Stebnicka, Z.; Howden, H. (1996). "Australian genera and species in the tribes Odontolochini, Psammodiini, Rhyparini, Stereomerini and part of the Eupariini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiinae)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 10 (1): 97-170. Retrieved October 7, 2026.