Subrinus sturmi

Subrinus sturmi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Subrinus
Species:	S. sturmi
Binomial name
	Subrinus sturmi; (Harold, 1870)
Synonyms
	Aphodius sturmi Harold, 1870; Aphodius (Nialus) inouei Nomura, 1942; Aphodius illigeri Mulsant & Rey, 1870; Aphodius cyclocephalus Dejean, 1833; Aphodius vinaceus Sturm, 1826; Aphodius rufus Sturm, 1805;

Subrinus sturmi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China (Liaoning, Nei Mongol), Croatia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Libya, Malta, Macedonia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (including the Russian Far East), Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Ukraine.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in). They have a cylindrical, moderately convex, shiny, glabrous, ferrugineous body, with the head piceous posteriorly. The head and pronotum are piceous-reddish in some specimens.

References

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