Psammodius

Psammodius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 3 described species in Psammodius.[1][2]

Psammodius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Aphodiinae
Tribe:
Psammodiini
Genus:
Psammodius

Fallén, 1807
Synonyms
  • Psammobius Heer, 1841

Species
  • Psammodius basalis (Mulsant & Rey, 1870)
  • Psammodius laevipennis Costa, 1844
  • Psammodius pierottii Pittino, 1979

References
  1. "Psammodius Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. "Psammodius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

Further reading
  • Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.


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