Melinopterus prodromus

Melinopterus prodromus is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the Palearctic[2][4][5] and in North America,[2] where it is an exotic species.[1]

Melinopterus prodromus

Unranked (NatureServe)[1]
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. prodromus
Binomial name
Melinopterus prodromus
(Brahm, 1790)
Synonyms[2]
  • Scarabaeus prodromus Brahm, 1790[3]
  • Aphodius rapax Faldermann, 1835
  • Aphodius discoidalis Gistel, 1857
  • Aphodius gisteli Strand, 1917
  • Melinopterus discoidalis
  • Melinopterus gisteli
  • Melinopterus rapax

This species was formerly a member of the genus Aphodius.[4]

References
  1. "Melinopterus prodromus Spring Small Dung Beetle". NatureServe. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. "Melinopterus prodromus (Brahm, 1790)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. Insektenkalender für Sammler und Oekonomen, Mainz, Universitätsbuchhandlung, 1790–1791.
  4. "Melinopterus prodromus (Brahm, 1790)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  5. Norman H. Joy, , 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles


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