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Aphodius
Aphodius contaminatus
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Aphodius

Illiger, 1798

Aphodius is a genus of beetles in the Scarabaeidae family.[1][2][3] In their larval stage they feed on dung.[4]

Species

Aphodius ghardimaouensis
Aphodius septemmaculatus

This genus has numerous species:[5]

References

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  4. ^ Valiela, Ivan (1974). "Composition, food webs, and population limitation in dung arthropod communities during invasion and succession"journal=American Midland Naturalist". 92: 370–385, from page 380. doi:10.2307/2424302. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Aphodius at fuent.fi
  6. ^ Akhmetova, L. & Frolov, A. (2012). "A new scarab species, Aphodius gissaricus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: APhodiinae), from the Pamir-Alay mountains in Tajikistan." Zootaxa 3159: 65-68.