Amidorus obscurus

Amidorus obscurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Amidorus
Species:	A. obscurus
Binomial name
	Amidorus obscurus; (Fabricius, 1792)
Synonyms
	Scarabaeus obscurus Fabricius, 1792; Aphodius kluchoris Roubal, 1918; Aphodius obscurus purpureus Schmidt, 1917; Aphodius (Amidorus) obscurus dichrous Reitter, 1892; Aphodius flavipennis Miller, 1883; Aphodius hyleus Gistel, 1857; Aphodius sericatus Schmidt, 1840; Aphodius asiaticus Faldermann, 1836; Aphodius bubulcus Faldermann, 1836; Aphodius (Amidorus) obscurus latinus Dellacasa, 1983;

Amidorus obscurus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the Palearctic region.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in). They have an oblong-oval, moderately convex, rather dull, nearly glabrous, blackish body, sometimes with the elytra reddish or in exceptional cases yellowish.

Subspecies

Amidorus obscurus obscurus (Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece: Crete, Iran, Italy, Latvia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine)
Amidorus obscurus latinus (Dellacasa, 1983) (Italy: Appennino Centrale)

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Amidorus 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 12, 2026.
1 2 Dellacasa, G.; Bordat, P.; Dellacasa, M. (2000). "A revisional essay of world genus-group taxa of Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae)" (PDF). Memorie Della Società Entomologica Italiana, Genova. 79: 1-482. Retrieved October 12, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Amidorus 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 12, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Dellacasa, G.; Bordat, P.; Dellacasa, M. (2000). "A revisional essay of world genus-group taxa of Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae)" (PDF). Memorie Della Società Entomologica Italiana, Genova. 79: 1-482. Retrieved October 12, 2026.