Mecynodes striatulus

Mecynodes striatulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Mecynodes
Species:	M. striatulus
Binomial name
	Mecynodes striatulus; (Waltl, 1835)
Synonyms
	Aphodius striatulus Waltl, 1835; Aphodius (Esymus) parisii Schatzmayr, 1937; Aphodius (Orodalus) parallelus fenestratus Reitter, 1892; Aphodius tormes Graëlls, 1858; Aphodius parallelus Mulsant, 1843;

Mecynodes striatulus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.5–4 mm (0.098–0.157 in). They have a strongly elongate, cylindrical, sericeous, glabrous, blackish body. Sometimes, the elytra have a yellowish discal spot or are yellowish with blackish suture.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 19, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Mecynodes striatulus 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 19, 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 19, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Mecynodes striatulus 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 19, 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 19, 2026.