Chilothorax variicolor

Chilothorax variicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Chilothorax
Species:	C. variicolor
Binomial name
	Chilothorax variicolor; (Koshantschikov, 1894)
Synonyms
	Aphodius (Volinus) variicolor Koshantschikov, 1894; Aphodius (Erytus) aralensis Stebnicka, 1978;

Chilothorax variicolor is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5–6 mm (0.18–0.24 in). They have an elongate-oval, moderately convex, shining, light reddish-brown body. The pronotum has a darker spot on each side and the elytra are often somewhat lighter yellowish-brown, with a faint dark-brown pattern and some spots.

Life history

Adults have been recorded feeding on horse dung, while the larvae have been found among the roots of cheat grass.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Chilothorax variicolor 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 3, 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 3, 2026.
↑ Frolov, A. V.; Akhmetova, L. A. (2013). "A contribution to the study of the Lower Volga center of scarab beetle diversity in Russia: checklist of the tribe Aphodiini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) of Dosang environs". Biodiversity Data Journal. 1: 979. Retrieved November 5, 2026.

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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 3, 2026.

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Chilothorax variicolor 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 3, 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 3, 2026.

[:3-4] Frolov, A. V.; Akhmetova, L. A. (2013). "A contribution to the study of the Lower Volga center of scarab beetle diversity in Russia: checklist of the tribe Aphodiini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) of Dosang environs". Biodiversity Data Journal. 1: 979. Retrieved November 5, 2026.