Loraspis

Loraspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Aphodiinae
Tribe:	Aphodiini
Genus:	Loraspis; Mulsant & Rey, 1870
Species:	L. frater
Binomial name
	Loraspis frater; (Mulsant & Rey, 1870)
Synonyms
	Aphodius (Loraspis) Mulsant & Rey, 1870; Aphodius frater Mulsant & Rey, 1870; Aphodius (Ammoecius) pannonicus Petrovitz, 1961; Aphodius (Loraspis) sulcatus erythropterus Orbigny, 1896;

Loraspis is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Loraspis frater, which is found in Bulgaria, China (Xinjiang), the Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in). They have a suboval, strongly convex, shiny, glabrous, blackish body, with the margin of the clypeus and the legs brownish. The sides of the pronotum and elytra are sometimes reddish.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Loraspis frater 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
1 2 Dellacasa, G.; Bordat, P.; Dellacasa, M. (2000). "A revisional essay of world genus-group taxa of Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae)" (PDF). Memorie Della Società Entomologica Italiana, Genova. 79: 1-482. Retrieved October 12, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Loraspis frater 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Dellacasa, G.; Bordat, P.; Dellacasa, M. (2000). "A revisional essay of world genus-group taxa of Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae)" (PDF). Memorie Della Società Entomologica Italiana, Genova. 79: 1-482. Retrieved October 12, 2026.