Aganocrossus urostigma explained

Aganocrossus urostigma, is a species of dung beetle found with a widespread distribution from Southern Afghanistan, Pakistan, India,[1] Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, China; Taiwan, Korean Peninsula, Japan, towards Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia: Malacca and Borneo; Indonesia, Philippines, and Russia.[2] [3]

Adult beetles are active from early June to late September. They are commonly observed from the droppings of horses and cows and sometimes from human excreta. Ecological niches include both deciduous forests and light forests yachts as well as open spaces.[4]

This species was formerly a member of the genus Aphodius.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Temporal variations in dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) assemblages in Kurukshetra, Haryana, India . 2021-07-15 . threatenedtaxa.
  2. Web site: The distribution of Aphodius (Aganocrossus) urostigma Harold, 1862 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) in Russia . 2021-07-15 . researchgate.
  3. Web site: Re-identification of the Species of Aphodius (Aganocrossus) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodinae) in the Tokara Islands and Kami-mishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan . 2021-07-15 . Elytra, Tokyo, New Series, 4 (1): 121–124 May 30, 2014.
  4. Web site: Succession and community structure in dung-beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in ageing cattle dung . 2021-07-15 . Journal of Entomological Research, 1998.

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