Bodilus gregarius
Appearance
| Bodilus gregarius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Bodilus |
| Species: | B. gregarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Bodilus gregarius (Harold, 1871) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bodilus gregarius is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Azerbaijan, China (Xinjiang), Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia (including Siberia), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 7–8.5 mm (0.28–0.33 in). They have an oblong, moderately convex, fairly shiny, light to dark yellowish-red body. The head is darkened in the middle and toward the rear and the pronotum has a large, blackish-brown spot on the disc and a light-colored lateral margin. The edges of the scutellum and the sutural margin of the elytra are darkened. The underside is blackish-brown and the legs are light brown.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Bodilus gregarius at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- 1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved November 5, 2026.