Trichonotuloides aphoderrans
| Trichonotuloides aphoderrans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trichonotuloides |
| Species: | T. aphoderrans |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichonotuloides aphoderrans Skelley & Warner, 2015 | |
Trichonotuloides aphoderrans is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the United States (Arizona).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.7–5 mm (0.15–0.20 in). They have an oval-elongate, convex, nearly glossy body. Each puncture on the elytra has a short silver-grey hair. They are blackish or piceous-black, with the head, pronotum and elytra with dark reddish margins.
Life history
Specimens have been collected in elk dung.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Greek aphodos (meaning dung) and Latin errans (meaning wanderer) and refers to the fact that specimens were observed walking on dung and not burrowing into it.
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 26, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trichonotuloides aphoderrans 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 3 4 Skelley, P. E.; Warner, W. B. (2015). "Trichonotuloides aphoderrans, n.sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), a new genus and species for the United States". Insecta Mundi. 0416: 1-6. Retrieved October 26, 2026.
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