Liothorax levatus
| Liothorax levatus | |
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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. levatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Liothorax levatus (Schmidt, 1907) | |
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Liothorax levatus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Mexico (Chiapas, Durango, Jalisco, México, Morelos, Oaxaca, Veracruz).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5–5.5 mm (0.20–0.22 in). They have an elongate, parallel-sided, weakly shiny, glabrous, piceous black body. The margin of the clypeus, anterior pronotal angles and elytral apex are pale red, the legs are brownish-red and the antennal club is black.
Life history
They are coprophagous.
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Liothorax levatus 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 Dellacasa, M.; Gordon, R. D.; Dellacasa, G. (2007). "Systematic review to the genus Liothorax (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)". Zootaxa. 1407: 23-42. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
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