Aphodiine-dung-beetle

Guides

• Aegialia nana

  Aegialia nana is a small scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Aphodiinae. First described by Brown in 1931, this species has been reclassified under the genus Psammoporus in some taxonomic treatments. Records indicate it occurs in sandy coastal habitats in the northeastern Nearctic region.

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• Pseudataenius socialis

  Pseudataenius socialis is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is known from scattered records across the central and southeastern United States. The species was described by Horn in 1871 and is placed in the tribe Eupariini within the subfamily Aphodiinae.

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