Siamaphodius

Siamaphodius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Genus: Siamaphodius
Masumoto, 1991
Species:
S. naafon
Binomial name
Siamaphodius naafon
(Masumoto, 1991)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius (Siamaphodius) Masumoto, 1991
  • Aphodius (Siamaphodius) naafon Masumoto, 1991

Siamaphodius is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Siamaphodius naafon, which is found in Thailand.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.5–4.5 mm (0.14–0.18 in). They have a moderately convex, rather stout, shiny, glabrous, dark brown body, with the clypeus, sides of the pronotum and lateral margin of the elytra reddish.

References

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  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Siamaphodius naafon 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 26, 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 26, 2026.