Mendidius diffidens

Mendidius diffidens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Mendidius
Species:	M. diffidens
Binomial name
	Mendidius diffidens; (Reitter, 1892)
Synonyms
	Aphodius (Mendidius) diffidens Reitter, 1892;

Mendidius diffidens is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Armenia, Iraq and Turkmenistan.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.5–4 mm (0.14–0.16 in). They have a strongly convex, nearly parallel-sided, shiny, glabrous, blackish-brown body, with the sides of the head and pronotum light reddish-brown. The scutellum is blackish-brown and the elytra are light yellowish-brown, with the suture darkened. The legs are reddish.

References

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