Parammoecius corvinus

Parammoecius corvinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Parammoecius
Species:	P. corvinus
Binomial name
	Parammoecius corvinus; (Erichson, 1848)
Synonyms
	Aphodius corvinus Erichson, 1848; Aphodius corvinus rufipennis Schmidt, 1938; Aphodius subterraneus totarufa Schmidt, 1938; Aphodius zenkeri marchicus Scholz, 1935; Aphodius vertumnus Gistel, 1857;

Parammoecius corvinus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in). They have a strongly convex, rather short-oval, highly glossy, glabrous, black or blackish-brown body, sometimes with the elytra reddish-brown. The legs are yellowish-brown.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 10, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parammoecius corvinus 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 November 10, 2026.
1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved November 10, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parammoecius corvinus 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 November 10, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved November 10, 2026.