Bodilus lunifer

Bodilus lunifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Bodilus
Species:	B. lunifer
Binomial name
	Bodilus lunifer; (Solsky, 1876)
Synonyms
	Aphodius lunifer Solsky, 1876; Lunaphodius lunifer;

Bodilus lunifer is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Taijikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in). They have an elongate oval, moderately convex, shiny, nearly glabrous, blackish body. The pronotum is reddish at the sides and the elytra are yellowish with brownish suture and sometimes a darker discal spot. The legs and antennae are testaceous, the latter with a blackish club.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 19, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Bodilus lunifer 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 19, 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 19, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Bodilus lunifer 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 19, 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 19, 2026.