Neagolius montanus

Neagolius montanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Neagolius
Species:	N. montanus
Binomial name
	Neagolius montanus; (Erichson, 1848)
Synonyms
	Aphodius montanus Erichson, 1848; Aphodius sterbai Rambousek, 1915; Aphodius deubeli Reitter, 1897;

Neagolius montanus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Albania, Austria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5–6 mm (0.18–0.24 in). They have a strongly convex, glossy, glabrous, blackish-brown body, with chestnut-brown elytra. In males, the anterior margin of the head and the sides of the pronotum are lighter, while in females, the dorsal surface is light brown.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neagolius montanus 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 1, 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 1, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neagolius montanus 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 1, 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 1, 2026.