Mothon sarmaticus

Mothon sarmaticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Genus: Mothon
Semenov & Medvedev, 1927
Species:
M. sarmaticus
Binomial name
Mothon sarmaticus
(Semenov & Medvedev, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius (Mothon) Semenov & Medvedev, 1927
  • Aphodius (Mothon) sarmaticus Semenov & Medvedev, 1927

Mothon is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Mothon sarmaticus, which is found in Romania, Russia and Ukraine.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in). They have a rather stout, strongly convex, moderately shiny, glabrous, reddish-testaceous body, with the lateral margins of the head and pronotum, as well as the scutellum and elytra pale testaceous, the latter with darker suture.

References

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