Aegialia latispina

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Aegialia latispina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Aegialia
Species:
A. latispina
Binomial name
Aegialia latispina
Leconte, 1878

Aegialia latispina is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [1]

Scarabaeidae Family of beetles

The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several subfamilies have been elevated to family rank, and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Bouchard (2011).

North America Continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Aegialia latispina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  2. "Aegialia latispina species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  3. "Aegialia latispina". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  4. "Aegialia latispina Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-24.

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