Liothorax chellala
| Liothorax chellala | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Liothorax |
| Species: | L. chellala |
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| Liothorax chellala (Angus, Maté, Angus & Král, 2024) | |
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Liothorax chellala is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Algeria.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.6–4.5 mm (0.14–0.18 in). They are black, with the antennae, maxillary palpi and legs dark brown.
Etymology
The species name refers to the type locality, Chellala (Algeria).
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Liothorax chellala 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.
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