Neotrichaphodioides forsterianus

Neotrichaphodioides forsterianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Neotrichaphodioides
Species:	N. forsterianus
Binomial name
	Neotrichaphodioides forsterianus; (Balthasar, 1960)
Synonyms
	Aphodius forsterianus Balthasar, 1960;

Neotrichaphodioides forsterianus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Bolivia and Costa Rica.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in). They have an oblong, moderately convex, shiny, glabrous, brown-reddish body. Part of the head, the sides of the pronotum and the elytra are reddish-testaceous, the latter with a paler spot surrounded by a piceous border. The legs are pale brown-reddish and the antennal club is brownish.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neotrichaphodioides forsterianus 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 October 21, 2026.
1 2 Dellacasa, M.; Dellacasa, G.; Skelley, P. E. (2010). "Neotrichaphodioides, new genus of Neotropical Aphodiini, with description of a new species from Peru (Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)". Insecta Mundi. 133: 1-12. Retrieved October 21, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neotrichaphodioides forsterianus 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 October 21, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Dellacasa, M.; Dellacasa, G.; Skelley, P. E. (2010). "Neotrichaphodioides, new genus of Neotropical Aphodiini, with description of a new species from Peru (Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)". Insecta Mundi. 133: 1-12. Retrieved October 21, 2026.