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Melinopterus

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Melinopterus
Melinopterus consputus, Greece
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Genus: Melinopterus
Mulsant, 1842

Melinopterus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 20 described species in Melinopterus.[1][2][3][4]

Melinopterus prodromus, Switzerland

Species

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These 22 species belong to the genus Melinopterus. Some of these were previously members of the genus Aphodius.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Melinopterus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  2. ^ "Melinopterus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  3. ^ a b "Melinopterus Mulsant, 1842". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  4. ^ a b Gordon, Robert D. & Skelley, Paul E. (2007). "A monograph of the Aphodiini inhabiting the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiini)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 79: 1–580. ISBN 978-1-887988-23-0.