Bodilus gregarius

Bodilus gregarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Bodilus
Species:	B. gregarius
Binomial name
	Bodilus gregarius; (Harold, 1871)
Synonyms
	Aphodius gregarius Harold, 1871; Aphodius (Cinacanthus) rudii stupidus Endrödi, 1969; Aphodius (Cinacanthus) rudii Endrödi, 1968; Aphodius (Melinopterus) kaeufeli Roubal, 1915; Aphodius lineatosetosus Benderitter, 1911; Aphodius maculicollis Ballion, 1871;

Bodilus gregarius is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Azerbaijan, China (Xinjiang), Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia (including Siberia), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–8.5 mm (0.28–0.33 in). They have an oblong, moderately convex, fairly shiny, light to dark yellowish-red body. The head is darkened in the middle and toward the rear and the pronotum has a large, blackish-brown spot on the disc and a light-colored lateral margin. The edges of the scutellum and the sutural margin of the elytra are darkened. The underside is blackish-brown and the legs are light brown.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Bodilus gregarius 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 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 5, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Bodilus gregarius 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 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 5, 2026.