Labarrus lividus
| Labarrus lividus | |
|---|---|
| Labarrus lividus, 4.4 mm, Antalya province, Turkey | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Labarrus |
| Species: | L. lividus |
| Binomial name | |
| Labarrus lividus (Olivier, 1789) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Labarrus lividus is a species of dung beetles in the subfamily Aphodiinae.[1]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 3–4.5 mm (0.12–0.18 in). The clypeus is clearly emarginate, and anteriorly rugosely punctured. The pronotum is strongly convex, with punctures of two sizes, and with the larger punctures scarce.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azores, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, China (Beijing), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India (Himachal Pradesh), Iran, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Madeira, Malta, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan. Afrotropical: Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Mauretania, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Madagascar. Nearctic: USA (Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Texas). Neotropical: Brazil (Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pernambuco), Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Distrito Federal, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Santo Domingo, Suriname. Australian: Australia, Papua New Guinea. Oriental: India (Andaman & Nicobar, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh).[1]
Subspecies
[edit]- Labarrus lividus lividus
- Labarrus lividus matusitai (Nakane, 1961) (Saipan Island)
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Labarrus lividus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ↑ Gama, E. R.; Skelley, P. E.; Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. (2026). "Identification guide to the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Brazil". European Journal of Taxonomy. 1038 (1): 1–225. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
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Further reading
[edit]- Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press.
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
- Papp, Charles S. (1984). Introduction to North American Beetles. Entomography Pubns.
- White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.