Mendidius berbericus

Mendidius berbericus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Mendidius
Species:
M. berbericus
Binomial name
Mendidius berbericus
(Balthasar, 1941)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius berbericus Balthasar, 1941

Mendidius berbericus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Algeria, Libya and Morocco.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–4.5 mm (0.16–0.18 in). They have an elongate-oval, moderately shiny, glabrous, yellowish-brown body, with the frontal suture blackened. There is a dark spot in the middle of each side of the pronotum, and the scutellum has a dark border. The sutural margin of the elytra is blackish. The legs are yellowish-brown.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 9, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Mendidius berbericus 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 November 9, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved November 9, 2026.