Planolinoides

Dellacasa & Dellacasa, 2005

Species Guides

Planolinoides borealis(Mouse Dung Beetle)
Planolinoides neotomae
Planolinoides pectoralis

Planolinoides is a of scarab beetles in the Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae. It was described by Dellacasa & Dellacasa in 2005. The genus contains distributed in the Palaearctic and Nearctic regions. Members of this genus are small dung beetles associated with mammal .

Planolinoides borealis (Gyllenhal, 1827) Syn.- Aphodius (Planolinus) borealis (Gyllenhal, 1827) (32806212833) by Udo Schmidt from Deutschland. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Planolinoides: /ˌplænəʊˌlɪnɔɪˈdiːz/

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Identification

Planolinoides can be distinguished from related Aphodiinae by their characteristic body shape and pronotal structure. The genus is characterized by specific features of the and elytral , though precise diagnostic characters require examination of .

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Distribution

Palaearctic and Nearctic regions.

Similar Taxa

AphodiusSimilar size and general body form; Planolinoides differs in pronotal and clypeal structure.
NialusBoth are Aphodiinae with overlapping distribution; Planolinoides has distinct elytral characteristics.