Aphotaenius carolinus

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Aphotaenius carolinus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Aphotaenius
Species:
A. carolinus
Binomial name
Aphotaenius carolinus
(Van Dyke, 1928)

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

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).

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References

  1. "Aphotaenius carolinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Aphotaenius carolinus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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