Liothorax discoides

Liothorax discoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Liothorax
Species:	L. discoides
Binomial name
	Liothorax discoides; (Schmidt, 1917)
Synonyms
	Aphodius discoides Schmidt, 1917 ; Aphodius plagiatus discoides Schmidt, 1917 ; Aphodius plagiatus var. discoides Schmidt, 1916 ; Aphodius (Nialus) bytinskisalzi Petrovitz, 1971; Aphodius (Nialus) plagiatus discus Reitter, 1892; Aphodius plagiatus var. discus Reitter, 1892;

Liothorax discoides is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Israel, Syria and Turkey.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.4–4.8 mm (0.13–0.19 in). The head is black and finely and sparsely double punctate. The maxillary palpi are blackish brown, the antennae medium brown and the club darker. The pronotum is black with the anterior and lateral margins vaguely browned. The scutellum is glossy dark brown. The central area of the elytra is typically dull yellowish-brown, with the sutural interstice darker.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Liothorax discoides 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 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 discoides 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 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.