Biralus equinus

Biralus equinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Biralus
Species:	B. equinus
Binomial name
	Biralus equinus; (Faldermann, 1836)
Synonyms
	Aphodius equinus Faldermann, 1836;

Biralus equinus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria and Turkey.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5–7.5 mm (0.22–0.30 in). They are very similar to Biralus satellitius, but the head is somewhat longer and the lateral margin of the pronotum leaves the hind angles exposed, the striae on the elytra are less widened posteriorly, and the punctation of the intervals is somewhat more robust.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Biralus equinus 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.
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 1, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Biralus equinus 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.

[: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 1, 2026.