Parammoecius pyrenaeus

Parammoecius pyrenaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Parammoecius
Species:	P. pyrenaeus
Binomial name
	Parammoecius pyrenaeus; (Jacquelin du Val, 1859)
Synonyms
	Ammoecius pyrenaeus Jacquelin du Val, 1859; Aphodius (Agoliinus) davidi Hoffmann, 1954; Aphodius intactus Schmidt, 1917; Aphodius (Orodalus) reitterianus Schwarz, 1897; Ammoecius rugiceps Mulsant & Rey, 1870; Aphodius jugicola Harold, 1863; Aphodius monticola Mulsant, 1842; Aphodius monticola Dejean, 1833;

Parammoecius pyrenaeus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in France (Alps, Pyrenees) and Switzerland.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5 mm (0.18–0.20 in). They have an elongate-oval, rather strongly convex, glabrous, black body, with the outer margin of the head and the apex of the elytra reddish-brown. The legs are brown.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 10, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parammoecius pyrenaeus 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 pyrenaeus 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.