Neotrichonotulus perotensis

Neotrichonotulus perotensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Neotrichonotulus
Species:	N. perotensis
Binomial name
	Neotrichonotulus perotensis; (Deloya & Lobo, 1996)
Synonyms
	Aphodius (Trichonotulus) perotensis Deloya & Lobo, 1996;

Neotrichonotulus perotensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Mexico (Veracruz).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5 mm (0.18–0.20 in). They have an elongate, subcylindrical, convex body. The head is shiny, the pronotum is also shiny, but less so and the elytra are subopaque. The head is glabrous, while the pronotum and elytra have short hairs. They are blackish, with the margin of the clypeus reddish, the legs piceous and the antennal club blackish.

Life history

Specimens have been collected in burrows of Pappogeomys merriami.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neotrichonotulus perotensis 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.; 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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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 21, 2026.

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neotrichonotulus perotensis 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.; 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.