Neotrichaphodioides woytkowskii

Neotrichaphodioides woytkowskii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Neotrichaphodioides
Species:	N. woytkowskii
Binomial name
	Neotrichaphodioides woytkowskii; Dellacasa, Dellacasa & Skelley, 2010

Neotrichaphodioides woytkowskii is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in). They have an oblong-elongate, moderately convex, shiny, piceous brown body, with the margins of the clypeus and sides of the pronotum paler, the legs dark brown and the antennal club piceous.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of F. Woytkowski, who collected all the specimens of the type series.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neotrichaphodioides woytkowskii 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 3 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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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 21, 2026.

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neotrichaphodioides woytkowskii 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 3 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.