Bodilus punctipennis

Bodilus punctipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Bodilus
Species:	B. punctipennis
Binomial name
	Bodilus punctipennis; (Erichson, 1848)
Synonyms
	Aphodius punctipennis Erichson, 1848; Aphodius (Bodilus) vartiani Petrovitz, 1965; Aphodius (Bodilus) arvernicus Hoffmann, 1928; Aphodius incertus Ballion, 1878; Aphodius intermedius Ballion, 1871; Aphodius similis Sturm, 1843;

Bodilus punctipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Lithuania, Romania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Russia (including Siberia), Turkey, Turkmenistan and Ukraine.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6–7.5 mm (0.24–0.30 in). They have a moderately convex body, with the forebody glossy, while the elytra are often less glossy. They are yellowish-brown, with the pronotum and sides and sutural edge of the elytra reddish- to blackish-brown. The legs are either lighter or darker brown.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 10, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Bodilus punctipennis 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.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Bodilus punctipennis 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.