Amidorus cribrarius

Amidorus cribrarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Amidorus
Species:	A. cribrarius
Binomial name
	Amidorus cribrarius; (Brullé, 1832)
Synonyms
	Aphodius cribrarius Brullé, 1832; Aphodius (Amidorus) tarsensis Petrovitz, 1967; Aphodius (Amidorus) cribarius purpuripennis Reitter, 1892; Aphodius dalmatinus Schmidt, 1840; Aphodius punctatissimus Dejean, 1833;

Amidorus cribrarius is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Albania, Armenia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Macedonia, Syria, Turkey and Turkmenistan.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in). They have an oval, rather convex, somewhat elongate, black body. The elytra are red to dark red and nearly glabrous. The legs are slightly reddish.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Amidorus cribrarius 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 Tarasov, S. I. (2008). "A revision of Aphodius Illiger, 1798 subgenus Amidorus Mulsant et Rey, 1870 with description of the new subgenus Chittius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 17 (2): 177-192. Retrieved November 5, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Amidorus cribrarius 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 Tarasov, S. I. (2008). "A revision of Aphodius Illiger, 1798 subgenus Amidorus Mulsant et Rey, 1870 with description of the new subgenus Chittius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 17 (2): 177-192. Retrieved November 5, 2026.