Obaphodius
| Obaphodius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Aphodiinae |
| Tribe: | Aphodiini |
| Genus: | Obaphodius Bordat, 1988 |
| Species: | O. silvestris |
| Binomial name | |
| Obaphodius silvestris (Bordat, 1988) | |
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Obaphodius is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Obaphodius silvestris, which is found in South Africa (Eastern Cape).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.2 mm (0.17 in). They have a stout, convex, quite shortly pubescent, shiny body (although the striae on the elytra are dull). They are brown-blackish, with the margin of the clypeus and the fore angles of the pronotum brown-reddish.
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Obaphodius silvestris 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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