Melinopterus prodromus

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Melinopterus prodromus
Aphodius (Melinopterus) prodromus - Flickr - S. Rae.jpg
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Unranked (NatureServe) [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Genus: Melinopterus
Species:
M. prodromus
Binomial name
Melinopterus prodromus
(Brahm, 1790)
Synonyms [2]
  • Scarabaeus prodromus Brahm, 1790 [3]
  • Aphodius rapax Faldermann, 1835
  • Aphodius discoidalis Gistel, 1857
  • Aphodius gisteli Strand, 1917
  • Melinopterus discoidalis
  • Melinopterus gisteli
  • Melinopterus rapax

Melinopterus prodromus is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the Palearctic [2] [4] [5] and in North America, [2] where it is an exotic species. [1]

This species was formerly a member of the genus Aphodius . [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Melinopterus prodromus Spring Small Dung Beetle". NatureServe. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Melinopterus prodromus (Brahm, 1790)". Fauna Europaea . Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Insektenkalender für Sammler und Oekonomen, Mainz, Universitätsbuchhandlung, 1790–1791.
  4. 1 2 "Melinopterus prodromus (Brahm, 1790)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  5. ↑ Norman H. Joy, 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles


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