Liothorax alberti

Liothorax alberti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Liothorax
Species:	L. alberti
Binomial name
	Liothorax alberti; (Angus, Maté, Angus & Král, 2024)
Synonyms
	Aphodius (Liothorax) alberti Angus, Maté, Angus & Král, 2024;

Liothorax alberti is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Armenia and Turkey.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.1–4.9 mm (0.16–0.19 in). The head is black, with the anterior clypeal margin dark brown, the maxillary palpi glossy blackish-brown and the antennae dark brown. The elytra are black.

Life history

Specimens have been found on snow patches and in puddles at the sides of the road passing through Ovit pass, a typical alpine prairie.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Liothorax alberti 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 28, 2026.
1 2 3 Angus, R. B.; Maté, J. F.; Angus, E. M.; Král, D. (2024). "Towards a revision of the Palaearctic species of Aphodius Hellwig, 1798, subgenus Liothorax Motschulsky, 1860 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae)". ZooKeys. 1207: 205-299. Retrieved October 28, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Liothorax alberti 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 28, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Angus, R. B.; Maté, J. F.; Angus, E. M.; Král, D. (2024). "Towards a revision of the Palaearctic species of Aphodius Hellwig, 1798, subgenus Liothorax Motschulsky, 1860 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae)". ZooKeys. 1207: 205-299. Retrieved October 28, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.