Euetheola rugiceps

Euetheola rugiceps
Euetheola rugiceps, Virginia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Dynastinae
Tribe: Pentodontini
Genus: Euetheola
Species:
E. rugiceps
Binomial name
Euetheola rugiceps
(LeConte, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Ligyrus rugiceps LeConte, 1856

Euetheola rugiceps is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.[1][2]

This species was formerly included in Euetheola humilis, but now individuals from North America are make up the species Euetheola rugiceps while those from Central and South America remain Euetheola humilis.[3][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Catalogue of Life, Euetheola rugiceps (LeConte, 1856)". Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  2. 1 2 "BugGuide.net, Euetheola rugiceps species Information". Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  3. ↑ Ratcliffe, B.C.; Cave, R.D. (2017). The Dynastine Scarab Beetles of the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). Vol. 30.
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