Labarrus digitatus

Labarrus digitatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Labarrus
Species:	L. digitatus
Binomial name
	Labarrus digitatus; (Harold, 1871)
Synonyms
	Aphodius digitatus Harold, 1871; Aphodius (Nialus) matthiesseni Reitter, 1907;

Labarrus digitatus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria and Turkey.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5–6 mm (0.22–0.24 in). They have an elongate-oval, moderately convex, highly glossy, glabrous, light yellowish-brown body, with the back of the head and a triangular discal spot on the pronotum, an ill-defined spot in the middle of the lateral margins, the edges of the scutellum, and the sutural margin of the elytra all darker brown. The legs are dark yellowish-brown.

References

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