Nialosternus

Nialosternus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Aphodiinae
Tribe:	Aphodiini
Genus:	Nialosternus; Hollande & Thérond, 1998
Species:	N. rendalli
Binomial name
	Nialosternus rendalli; (Wollaston, 1867)
Synonyms
	Aphodius (Nialosternus) Hollande & Thérond, 1998; Aphodius rendalli Wollaston, 1867; Aphodius (Calamosternus) mothomimus Paulian, 1980; Aphodius (Mendidius) irakanus Petrovitz, 1965; Aphodius (Mendidius) tschadensis Petrovitz, 1963; Aphodius sitiphoides Orbigny, 1896;

Nialosternus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Nialosternus rendalli, which is found in Algeria, the Azores, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Chad and Mauretania.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in). They have an oval-elongate, stout, convex, rather shiny, glabrous, reddish-testaceous body. The margin of the clypeus, two lateral spots and the basal margin of the pronotum, as well as the elytral suture are brownish. The legs are reddish and the antennal club is yellowish.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Mothon sarmaticus 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
1 2 Dellacasa, G.; Bordat, P.; Dellacasa, M. (2000). "A revisional essay of world genus-group taxa of Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae)" (PDF). Memorie Della Società Entomologica Italiana, Genova. 79: 1-482. Retrieved October 12, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Mothon sarmaticus 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Dellacasa, G.; Bordat, P.; Dellacasa, M. (2000). "A revisional essay of world genus-group taxa of Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae)" (PDF). Memorie Della Società Entomologica Italiana, Genova. 79: 1-482. Retrieved October 12, 2026.