Neotrichonotulus inurbanus

Neotrichonotulus inurbanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Neotrichonotulus
Species:	N. inurbanus
Binomial name
	Neotrichonotulus inurbanus; (Gordon & Howden, 1973)
Synonyms
	Aphodius inurbanus Gordon & Howden, 1973;

Neotrichonotulus inurbanus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Mexico (Durango) and the United States (Arizona).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.5–4 mm (0.14–0.16 in). They have an elongate, subcylindrical, strongly convex body. The head is somewhat shiny, the pronotum is dull and the elytra have shiny striae. The head is glabrous, while the pronotum and elytra have short pale setae. They are blackish, with the margin of the clypeus, anterior angles of the pronotum and apex of the elytra dark reddish-brown. The legs are brownish and the antennal club is piceous.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neotrichonotulus inurbanus 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.; Gordon, R. D.; Dellacasa, G. (2004). "Neotrichonotulus, a new genus for three Mexican Aphodiini (Scarabaeoidea, Aphodiidae)". Acta Zoológica Mexicana (N.S.). 20 (2): 1-7. Retrieved October 21, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neotrichonotulus inurbanus 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.; Gordon, R. D.; Dellacasa, G. (2004). "Neotrichonotulus, a new genus for three Mexican Aphodiini (Scarabaeoidea, Aphodiidae)". Acta Zoológica Mexicana (N.S.). 20 (2): 1-7. Retrieved October 21, 2026.