Aganocrossus urostigma
(Redirected from Aphodius urostigma)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Aganocrossus |
| Species: | A. urostigma
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| Aganocrossus urostigma (Harold, 1862)
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Aganocrossus urostigma, is a species of dung beetle found with a widespread distribution from Southern Afghanistan, Pakistan, India,[1] Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, China; Taiwan, Korean Peninsula, Japan, towards Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia: Malacca and Borneo; Indonesia, Philippines, and Russia.[2][3]
Adult beetles are active from early June to late September. They are commonly observed from the droppings of horses and cows and sometimes from human excreta. Ecological niches include both deciduous forests and light forests yachts as well as open spaces.[2][4]
This species was formerly a member of the genus Aphodius.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Temporal variations in dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) assemblages in Kurukshetra, Haryana, India". threatenedtaxa. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ a b "The distribution of Aphodius (Aganocrossus) urostigma Harold, 1862 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) in Russia". researchgate. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ "Re-identification of the Species of Aphodius (Aganocrossus) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodinae) in the Tokara Islands and Kami-mishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan" (PDF). Elytra, Tokyo, New Series, 4 (1): 121–124 May 30, 2014. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ "Succession and community structure in dung-beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in ageing cattle dung". Journal of Entomological Research, 1998. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ "Aganocrossus urostigma (Harold, 1862)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
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