Aganocrossus urostigma

Aganocrossus urostigma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Aganocrossus
Species:
A. urostigma
Binomial name
Aganocrossus urostigma
(Harold, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius urostigma Harold, 1862

Aganocrossus urostigma, is a species of dung beetle found with a widespread distribution from Southern Afghanistan, Pakistan, India,[1] Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, China; Taiwan, Korean Peninsula, Japan, towards Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia: Malacca and Borneo; Indonesia, Philippines, and Russia.[2][3]

Adult beetles are active from early June to late September. They are commonly observed from the droppings of horses and cows and sometimes from human excreta.[2][4]

This species was formerly a member of the genus Aphodius.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Temporal variations in dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) assemblages in Kurukshetra, Haryana, India". threatenedtaxa. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  2. 1 2 "The distribution of Aphodius (Aganocrossus) urostigma Harold, 1862 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) in Russia". researchgate. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  3. ↑ "Re-identification of the Species of Aphodius (Aganocrossus) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodinae) in the Tokara Islands and Kami-mishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan" (PDF). Elytra, Tokyo, New Series, 4 (1): 121–124 May 30, 2014. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  4. ↑ "Succession and community structure in dung-beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in ageing cattle dung". Journal of Entomological Research, 1998. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  5. ↑ "Aganocrossus urostigma (Harold, 1862)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
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