Agrilinus

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Agrilinus
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Agrilinus ibericus, Spain
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Genus: Agrilinus
Mulsant & Rey, 1869

Agrilinus is a genus of beetles belonging to the subfamily Aphodiinae. [1]

The species of this genus are found in the Palearctic. [1] [2]

Species

These 30 species belong to the genus Agrilinus. Many of these species have been transferred from the genus Aphodius. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 1870". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 1869". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-12-25.