Simogonius beccarii

Simogonius beccarii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Simogonius
Species:	S. beccarii
Binomial name
	Simogonius beccarii; Harold, 1871
Synonyms
	Liparochirus simplex Péringuey, 1901;

Simogonius beccarii is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, the Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in). They have an oval-subelongate, convex, shiny, pubescent, blackish body. The clypeus, anterior angles of the pronotum and sometimes the elytra are brown-reddish.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 26, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Simogonius beccarii 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 26, 2026.
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.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Simogonius beccarii 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 26, 2026.

[:2-3] 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.