Neagolius falcispinis

Neagolius falcispinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neagolius
Species:
N. falcispinis
Binomial name
Neagolius falcispinis
(Koshantschikov, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius (Neagolius) falcispinis Koshantschikov, 1912
  • Aphodius (Melinopterus) pallidicinctus Reitter, 1892

Neagolius falcispinis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in China (Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang), Kazakhstan, Mongolia, the Russian Far East and Siberia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–4.5 mm (0.16–0.18 in). They have an oblong, moderately convex, shiny, glabrous body. The males are brown-reddish, with the sides of the head and front angles of the pronotum reddish and the elytra usually with a discal dark brownish spot. Females are testaceous.

References

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