Melinopterus consputus

Melinopterus consputus is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, found in the Palearctic.[1][2][3] The species is considered endangered in Germany.[4]

Melinopterus consputus
Melinopterus consputus, Greece
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Genus: Melinopterus
Species:
M. consputus
Binomial name
Melinopterus consputus
(Creutzer, 1799)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aphodius consputus Creutzer, 1799
  • Aphodius prodromus Duftschmid, 1805
  • Aphodius coriarius Gistel, 1857
  • Melinopterus prodromus (Duftschmid, 1805)
  • Melinopterus coriarius (Gistel, 1857)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Melinopterus consputus (Creutzer, 1799)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Melinopterus consputus (Creutzer, 1799)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  3. ^ "Melinopterus consputus (Creutzer, 1799)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  4. ^ Buse, Jörn; Hoenselaar, Günter; Langenbach, Fiona; Schleicher, Pascal; Twietmeyer, Sönke; Popa, Flavius; Heurich, Marco (1 September 2021). "Dung beetle richness is positively affected by the density of wild ungulate populations in forests". Biodiversity and Conservation. 30 (11): 3115–3131. doi:10.1007/s10531-021-02238-z. S2CID 237834555.
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