Aparammoecius tarokensis

Aparammoecius tarokensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Aparammoecius
Species:
A. tarokensis
Binomial name
Aparammoecius tarokensis
(Stebnicka, 1994)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius (Aparammoecius) tarokensis Stebnicka, 1994
  • Aphodius (Paremadus) nishikawai Masumoto, 1996

Aparammoecius tarokensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Taiwan.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.2–3.6 mm (0.13–0.14 in). They have an ovoid, strongly convex, shining, black body, with the margin of the clypeus, suture and apex of the elytra and legs dark reddish-brown. The antennal club is yellowish-brown.

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, the Taroko National Park (Taiwan).

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Aparammoecius tarokensis 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 1, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Stebnicka, Z. (1994). "The status of some taxa of Aphodiinae with descriptions of new genus and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 37 (2): 71-80. Retrieved November 1, 2026.