Colobopterus erraticus

Colobopterus erraticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Colobopterus
Species:
C. erraticus
Binomial name
Colobopterus erraticus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Scarabaeus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Aphodius (Colobopterus) erraticus rufipes Aliquo, 1970
  • Aphodius erraticus korbeli Roubal, 1935
  • Aphodius (Colobopterus) erraticus zighanica Eichler, 1924
  • Aphodius (Colobopterus) erraticus limitinus Schmidt, 1922
  • Aphodius erraticus taeniatus Schilsky, 1888
  • Aphodius (Colobopterus) erraticus bistrigatus Dalla Torre, 1879
  • Aphodius (Colobopterus) erraticus lineatus Dalla Torre, 1879
  • Aphodius (Colobopterus) erraticus melancholicus Dalla Torre, 1879
  • Aphodius (Colobopterus) erraticus nebulosus Dalla Torre, 1879
  • Aphodius (Colobopterus) erraticus unicolor Dalla Torre, 1879
  • Aphodius caprarum Gistel, 1857
  • Aphodius pensvallensis Melsheimer, 1845
  • Aphodius gonagricus Fischer von Waldheim, 1844
  • Colobopterus erraticus fumigatus Mulsant, 1842
  • Colobopterus erraticus nebulosus Mulsant, 1842
  • Colobopterus erraticus submaculatus Mulsant, 1842
  • Aphodius striolatus Gebler, 1832

Colobopterus erraticus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It has a Holarctic distribution.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in). They have a short, subparallel-sided, glabrous body. The head and pronotum are moderately shiny and the elytra are subopaque. The head, pronotum and scutellum are black and the elytra are yellowish with brownish suture, and sometimes with a cloudy spot or long blackish strips.

Distribution

Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China (Ningxia, Xizang), Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (including Russian Far East, Siberia), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. Nearctic: Canada (Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan), United States (Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wisconsin).

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  2. 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 16, 2026.
  3. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Colobopterus erraticus 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 16, 2026.