Biology:Calamosternus granarius

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Calamosternus granarius
Calamosternus granarius (Linné, 1767) Syn.- Aphodius (Calamosternus) granarius (Linné, 1767) (33433345385).png
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Genus: Calamosternus
Species:
C. granarius
Binomial name
Calamosternus granarius
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius granarius Linnaeus, 1767

Calamosternus granarius is a species of dung beetle found with a widespread distribution.[1][2][3][4]

This species was formerly a member of the genus Aphodius.[5]

Description

This is a black shiny beetle with an average length is about 4 to 6 mm. Male and female show slight sexual dimorphisms, where the males have broad pronotum, and smooth clypeus. Females have narrow pronotum and rugose clypeus. Elytral intervals are very finely punctuate. Body convex and short. Pronotum with deep punctures.[6][7]

References

  1. "Functional diversity and seasonal activity of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) on native grasslands in southern Alberta, Canada". https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-entomologist/article/abs/functional-diversity-and-seasonal-activity-of-dung-beetles-coleoptera-scarabaeoidea-on-native-grasslands-in-southern-alberta-canada/0DB39AE51A466C066E6D2EF09AC4598E. 
  2. Ziani, Stefano; Gharakhloo, Mohammad Moradi (2011-04-30) (in en). FURTHER RECORDS OF SCARABAEOIDEA FOUND INSIDE BURROWS OF RODENTS IN IRAN (Coleoptera). pp. 57–74. doi:10.13133/2284-4880/53. https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa02/fragmenta_entomologica/article/view/53. Retrieved 2021-07-15. 
  3. Smith, Andrew B.T.; Skelley, Paul E. (2007-04-25). "A review of the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of southern South America". Zootaxa 1458: 1–80. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1458.1.1. https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1458.1.1. Retrieved 2021-07-15. 
  4. Frolov, A. V.; Akhmetova, L. A. (2008). "On the synonymy of two names of species of the genus Aphodius Ill. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) Described from Siberia". Entomological Review 88 (8): 916–917. doi:10.1134/S0013873808080058. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0013873808080058. Retrieved 2021-07-15. 
  5. "Calamosternus granarius (Linnaeus, 1767)". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/PDPW. 
  6. "New faunal records of dung beetles from district Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307936903. 
  7. "Quick Guide for the Identification of Maryland Scarabaeoidea". http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~dlprice/SU%20Lab%20Page/About%20Scarabs/Quick%20Guide%20to%20the%20Identification%20of%20Maryland%20Scarabaeoidea.pdf. 

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