Subrinus vitellinus

Subrinus vitellinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Subrinus
Species:
S. vitellinus
Binomial name
Subrinus vitellinus
(Klug, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius vitellinus Klug, 1830
  • Aphodius ephippiger Mulsant, 1870
  • Aphodius nitens Mulsant & Rey, 1870

Subrinus vitellinus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Algeria, Egypt, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia and Ethiopia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3–3.5 mm (0.12–0.14 in). They have an elongated, shiny, glabrous, uniformly light yellowish-brown body.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Subrinus vitellinus 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 November 10, 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 November 10, 2026.