Phaeaphodius rectus

Phaeaphodius rectus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Phaeaphodius
Species:
P. rectus
Binomial name
Phaeaphodius rectus
(Motschulsky, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Calamosternus rectus Motschulsky, 1866
  • Aphodius (Pseudacrossus) tshuensis Protzenko, 1979
  • Aphodius (Phaeaphodius) edai Balthasar, 1956
  • Aphodius (Phaeaphodius) rectus agraphus Mader, 1953
  • Aphodius rectus balthasari Tesař, 1934
  • Aphodius rectus jurecekianus Tesař, 1934
  • Aphodius rectus proksi Tesař, 1934
  • Aphodius rectus rufoapicalis Tesař, 1934
  • Aphodius (Phaeaphodius) semicolor controversus Balthasar, 1932
  • Aphodius (Phaeaphodius) semicolor diabolicus Balthasar, 1932
  • Aphodius (Phaeaphodius) zichyi Csiki, 1901
  • Aphodius (Phaeaphodius) solskyi biformis Reitter, 1892
  • Aphodius (Phaeaphodius) solskyi semicolor Reitter, 1892
  • Aphodius castaneipennis Waterhouse, 1875
  • Aphodius diversus Waterhouse, 1875
  • Aphodius lividipennis Waterhouse, 1875
  • Aphodius solskyi Harold, 1871
  • Chilothorax vitta Motschulsky, 1866

Phaeaphodius rectus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in China (Beijing, Gansu, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang), Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, the Russian Far East, Siberia, Taiwan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the United States (Oregon, Washington).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in). They have an oblong, convex, shiny, glabrous, black body, sometimes with the elytra brown-yellowish with the suture and a lateral spot blackish, and in rare cases yellowish or even reddish.

References

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