Neotrichonotulus urangai

Neotrichonotulus urangai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neotrichonotulus
Species:
N. urangai
Binomial name
Neotrichonotulus urangai
(Islas, 1955)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius (Trichonotulus) urangai Islas, 1955

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–4.5 mm (0.16–0.18 in). They have an elongate, subcylindrical, convex, somewhat shiny body. The head is glabrous, while the pronotum and elytra have short pale setae. They are blackish, with the margin of the clypeus, sides of the pronotum and apex of the elytra dark reddish-brown. The legs are brownish and the antennal club is piceous.

Life history

Specimens have been collected in burrows of Pappogeomys.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neotrichonotulus urangai 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.
  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.