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Germarostes aphodioides

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Germarostes aphodioides is a species of pill scarab beetle in the family Hybosoridae.[1][2][3][4][5] It is found in North America.[1]

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Germarostes aphodioides
A color photograph of Germarostes aphodioides, a round, shiny black beetle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Hybosoridae
Genus: Germarostes
Species:
G. aphodioides
Binomial name
Germarostes aphodioides
(Illiger, 1800)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acanthocerus laevistriatus Germar, 1824
  • Cloeotus prionomus Say, 1835
  • Scarabaeus latipes Laporte, 1840
  • Trox splendidus Bates, 1887
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Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Germarostes aphodioides:

  • Germarostes aphodioides aphodioides g
  • Germarostes aphodioides prionomus (Bates, 1887) c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

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