Youngaphodius

Youngaphodius
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: Youngaphodius
Bordat, 1988
Species:
Y. agullasi
Binomial name
Youngaphodius agullasi
(Endrödi, 1983)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius (Youngaphodius) Bordat, 1988
  • Aphodius (Blackburneus) agullasi Endrödi, 1983

Youngaphodius is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Youngaphodius agullasi, which is found in the sand dunes of Cape Agulhas in South Africa.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–4.5 mm (0.16–0.18 in). They have an oval-elongate, moderately convex, shiny, nearly glabrous body, although there are some hairs on the elytra laterally and toward the apex. They are brown-yellowish, with the anterior margin and two lateral spots of the pronotum and the elytral suture dark brown.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Youngaphodius agullasi 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.