Neotrichaphodioides caracanus

Neotrichaphodioides caracanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Neotrichaphodioides
Species:	N. caracanus
Binomial name
	Neotrichaphodioides caracanus; (Balthasar, 1970)
Synonyms
	Aphodius (Gonaphodiellus) caracanus Balthasar, 1970; Aphodius (Gonaphodiellus) martinsi Petrovitz, 1970;

Neotrichaphodioides caracanus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais), Colombia and Venezuela.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.5–4.5 mm (0.14–0.18 in). The body is light testaceous and the clypeus is weakly sinuate and rounded. The pronotum has punctures of two sizes and a weakly sinuate posterior margin. The elytra are lighter than the head and pronotum, with a darkened rounded spot and with the interstriae weakly convex.

Life history

Specimens have been in Cerrado and agricultural areas at altitudes up to 1380 metres.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neotrichaphodioides caracanus 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
1 2 3 Gama, E. R.; Skelley, P. E.; Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. (2026). "Identification guide to the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Brazil". European Journal of Taxonomy. 1038 (1): 1–225. Retrieved September 21, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 21, 2026.

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neotrichaphodioides caracanus 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved September 21, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Gama, E. R.; Skelley, P. E.; Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. (2026). "Identification guide to the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Brazil". European Journal of Taxonomy. 1038 (1): 1–225. Retrieved September 21, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.