British Scarabs Guide to Aphodiini (Dweller dung beetles)
BODILOIDES
ictericus3-6 mm D: 0-9
Well drained soilsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
foetidus5-8 mm D: 0-9
GrasslandsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
APHODIUS
APHODIUS
fimetarius5-8 mm D: 0-9
All habitatsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
AGOLIINUS
lapponum4-6 mm D: 0-4
Upland habitatsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
villosus3-5 mm D: 1-8
Well drained soilsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
EUHEPTAULACUS
COLOBOPTERUS
erraticus6-9 mm D: 0-9
GrasslandsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
ESYMUS
merdarius4-5 mm D: 0-9
GrasslandsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
pedellus5-8 mm D: 0-8
All habitatsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
APHODIUS
LABARRUS
lividus3-6 mm D: 5-8
Well drained soilsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
sphacelatus4-6 mm D: 0-9
All habitatsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
MELINOPTERUSMELINOPTERUS
consputus3-6 mm D- 5-7
Well drained soilsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
prodromus4-7 mm D: 0-9
All habitatsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
MELINOPTERUS
foetens6-9 mm D: 0-9
Grasslands
RHODAPHODIUS
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sordida5-8 mm D: 0-8
Well drained soilsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
BODILOPSIS
sticticus4-6 mm D: 0, 2-9Shaded habitats
VOLINUS
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distinctus3-6 mm D: 1-8
Prefers sandy soilsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
CHILOTHORAX
paykulli3-5 mm D: 1-8
Well drained soilsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
CHILOTHORAX
CHILOTHORAX
conspurcatus4-5 mm D: 0-8
Shaded habitatsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
luridus6-9 mm D: 0-9
Well drained soilsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
ACROSSUSNIMBUS
contaminatus5-7 mm D: 0-9
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obliteratus4-7 mm D: 0-8
Shaded habitats
NIMBUS
EUHEPTAULACUS
sus4-5 mm D: 6-8
Well drained soilsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
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ACROSSUS
rufipes9-13 mm D: 0-9
All habitats
rufa5-7 mm D: 0-9
All habitats
BODILOPSIS
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porcus4-6 mm D: 0-8
Grasslands
SIGORUS
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MELINOPTERUS
punctatosulcatus4-6 mm D: 7Grasslands
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fossor6-12 mm D: 0-9
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TEUCHESTES
quadrimaculatus3-4 mm D: 4-7
Well drained soilsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
PHALACRONOTHUS
haemorrhoidalis3-6 mm D: 2-9
GrasslandsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
OTOPHORUS
constans5-6 mm D: 1-8
Shaded habitatsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
AGRILINUS
depressus6-9 mm D: 0-8
All habitats
ACROSSUS
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EUORODALUS
coenosus3-5 mm D: 3-9
Well drained soilsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
pusillus3-5 mm D: 0-9
GrasslandsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
ESYMUS CALAMOSTERNUS
granarius3-5 mm D: 0, 2-9
GrasslandsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
brevis3-4 mm D: 2 Sand dunes
AMMOECIUS
nemoralis4-6 mm D: 1-3
Upland, in shadeJ F M A M J J A S O N D
AGOLIINUS
D: Distribution
Peak activityActiveAbsent
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fasciatus3-5 mm D: 0-4
Upland, in shadeJ F M A M J J A S O N D
PLANOLINUS
sylvestris3-4 mm D: 1-9Organic debris
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OXYOMUS
LIMARUS
zenkeri4-6 mm D: 2-8
Shaded habitatsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
PLANOLINUS
borealis3-6 mm D: 0-8
Shaded habitatsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
AGRILINUS
ater4-6 mm D: 0-9
All habitatsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
LIOTHORAX
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niger4-5 mm D: 7
Poolside debris
arenarius3-5 mm D: 5-7
Chalk soilsJ F M A M J J A S O N D
PLAGIOGONUS
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LIOTHORAX
plagiatus4-5 mm D: 0-9
Coastal, organic debris
HEPTAULACUS
testudinarius3-4 mm D: 7Sandy soils
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Once you have identified your beetle, visit britishscarabs.orgspecies page to check the details. Don’t forget to submit your sightings to the Recording Scheme via iRecord (www.brc.ac.uk/irecord) v1.2
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