Caligodorus

Gordon & Skelley, 2007

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Caligodorus is a of scarab beetles in the Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae. It was described in 2007 by Gordon and Skelley. The genus belongs to the tribe Aphodiini, a group commonly known as small dung beetles or aphodiine dung beetles. Very few observations exist in public databases, suggesting either restricted distribution, cryptic habits, or recent taxonomic recognition.

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Distribution

Nearctic region (North America).

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Taxonomic history

Caligodorus was established as a in 2007 by Robert D. Gordon and Paul E. Skelley. The genus was erected within the Aphodiinae, a that has undergone significant taxonomic revision in recent decades.

Observation scarcity

As of current records, only 8 observations are documented in iNaturalist, indicating that the is either genuinely rare, poorly sampled, or consists of with habits that make detection difficult.