Liothorax krelli
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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. krelli |
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| Liothorax krelli (Angus, Maté, Angus & Král, 2024) | |
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Liothorax krelli is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Italy (Sardinia).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.4–5 mm (0.17–0.20 in). They have a glossy black head, with the antennae and palpi blackish-brown. The pronotum and scutellum are glossy black. The ground colour of the interstices of the elytra is silky black with very fine faint isodiametric reticulation. The striae are glossy black.
Life history
Specimens have been found at the edge of water.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Dr F. T. Krell of the Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, Colorado.
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Liothorax krelli 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 4 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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