Pharaphodius crenatus

Pharaphodius crenatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Cucujoidea
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Aphodiinae
Genus:	Pharaphodius
Species:	P. crenatus
Binomial name
	Pharaphodius crenatus; (Harold, 1862)
Synonyms
	Aphodius crenatusHarold, 1862;

Last updated December 17, 2025

Aphodius (Pharaphodius) crenatus, is a species of dung beetle native to India, and Sri Lanka.^[1]^[2]

It is an edible type of beetle consumed in Thailand.^[3]

References

↑ "Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the Goa, Maharashtra and Rajasthan (India) with description of Aphodius (Gilletianus) rajawatorum sp. nov" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei nationalis Pragae, 2013. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
↑ "First report on Scarabaeid (Coleoptera) fauna of Sahaspur, Uttarakhand". Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 1999. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
↑ "Forest insects as food: humans bite back" (PDF). FAO 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 2021-07-15.

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[1] "Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the Goa, Maharashtra and Rajasthan (India) with description of Aphodius (Gilletianus) rajawatorum sp. nov" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei nationalis Pragae, 2013. Retrieved 2021-07-15.

[2] "First report on Scarabaeid (Coleoptera) fauna of Sahaspur, Uttarakhand". Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 1999. Retrieved 2021-07-15.

[3] "Forest insects as food: humans bite back" (PDF). FAO 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 2021-07-15.

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