Pharaphodius desertus

Pharaphodius desertus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Pharaphodius
Species:
P. desertus
Binomial name
Pharaphodius desertus
(Klug, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius desertus Klug, 1830
  • Aphodius perplexus Dejean, 1833

Pharaphodius desertus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Chad, Kenya, Mauretania, Niger, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–5.5 mm (0.16–0.22 in). They have a rather short, glossy, yellowish-brown body. The pronotum has a discal spot, which is divided in two in some specimens.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pharaphodius desertus 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 28, 2026.
  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 October 28, 2026.