Aegialia

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Aegialia
Aegialia arenaria, Harlech dunes, North Wales, Feb 2013 (23404306252).jpg
Aegialia arenaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Aegialiini
Genus: Aegialia
Latreille, 1807
Synonyms [1]
  • Dimalia Mulsant and Rey, 1870

Aegialia is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae.

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Aegialia arenaria

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Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Aegialia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  2. "Browse Aegialia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  3. "Aegialia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  4. "Aegialia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-24.