Melinopterus prodromus

Melinopterus prodromus
Conservation status
	; Unranked (NatureServe)
Scientific 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
	Scarabaeus prodromus Brahm, 1790 ; Aphodius rapax Faldermann, 1835 ; Aphodius discoidalis Gistel, 1857 ; Aphodius gisteli Strand, 1917 ; Melinopterus discoidalis ; Melinopterus gisteli ; Melinopterus rapax ;

Melinopterus prodromus is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the Palearctic^[3]^[4]^[5] and in North America,^[3] where it is an exotic species.^[1]

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

References

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

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