Aphodius elegans

Aphodius elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Aphodius
Species:	A. elegans
Binomial name
	Aphodius elegans; Allibert, 1847
Synonyms
	Aphodius elegans expletus Schmidt, 1909; Aphodius bisignatus Dehaan, 1843;

Aphodius elegans is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Bhutan, China (Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang), India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam), Japan, Korea, the Russian Far East, Taiwan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in). They have a strongly convex, glossy, glabrous body. The head, pronotum and scutellum are black, while the elytra are light yellowish-brown to reddish-yellow, with a darkened suture and a black spot or band.

Life history

Specimens have been collected from cow dung.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 10, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Aphodius elegans 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 10, 2026.
1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved November 10, 2026.
↑ Kim, J. I. (2012). "Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea. Laparosticti" (PDF). Insect Fauna of Korea. 12 (3): 1-209. Retrieved November 10, 2026.

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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 10, 2026.

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Aphodius elegans 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 10, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved November 10, 2026.

[:3-4] Kim, J. I. (2012). "Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea. Laparosticti" (PDF). Insect Fauna of Korea. 12 (3): 1-209. Retrieved November 10, 2026.