Melinopterus consputus

Melinopterus consputus is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, found in the Palearctic.[1][2][3] The species is considered endangered in Germany.[4]

Melinopterus consputus
Melinopterus consputus, Greece
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. consputus
Binomial name
Melinopterus consputus
(Creutzer, 1799)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aphodius consputus Creutzer, 1799
  • Aphodius prodromus Duftschmid, 1805
  • Aphodius coriarius Gistel, 1857
  • Melinopterus prodromus (Duftschmid, 1805)
  • Melinopterus coriarius (Gistel, 1857)

References
  1. "Melinopterus consputus (Creutzer, 1799)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. "Melinopterus consputus (Creutzer, 1799)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  3. "Melinopterus consputus (Creutzer, 1799)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  4. Buse, Jörn; Hoenselaar, Günter; Langenbach, Fiona; Schleicher, Pascal; Twietmeyer, Sönke; Popa, Flavius; Heurich, Marco (1 September 2021). "Dung beetle richness is positively affected by the density of wild ungulate populations in forests". Biodiversity and Conservation. 30 (11): 3115–3131. doi:10.1007/s10531-021-02238-z. S2CID 237834555.


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