Chilothorax naevuliger

Chilothorax naevuliger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Chilothorax
Species:
C. naevuliger
Binomial name
Chilothorax naevuliger
(Reitter, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius (Volinus) naevuliger Reitter, 1894

Chilothorax naevuliger is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5.5 mm (0.18–0.22 in). They have a strongly convex, oblong-oval, glossy, black body, with the sides of the pronotum yellowish-brown. The scutellum is dark and the elytra are yellowish-brown with a darkened suture and a highly variable blackish-brown pattern. The legs are reddish-brown.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Chilothorax naevuliger 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.
  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.