Mendidius bidens

Mendidius bidens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Mendidius
Species:	M. bidens
Binomial name
	Mendidius bidens; (Solsky, 1876)
Synonyms
	Aphodius bidens Solsky, 1876;

Mendidius bidens is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia (including Siberia), Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5–6.2 mm (0.20–0.24 in). They have a strongly convex, glossy, mostly glabrous body. The head and pronotum are blackish-brown, with the sides of the latter reddish. The scutellum may be lighter or darker brown. The elytra are reddish-yellowish-brown and the legs are light reddish-brown.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 9, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Mendidius bidens 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.
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.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Mendidius bidens 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.

[:2-3] 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.