Aphodius (Chilothorax) melanostictus W. Schmidt 1840
Creators: name: Akhmetova, Lilia A.
name: Kurochkin, Andrei S.
name: Frolov, Andrey V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Scarabaeidae
Aphodius
Aphodius melanostictus

description: Aphodius (Chilothorax) melanostictus W. Schmidt, 1840
Materials
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: A. S. Kurochkin; individualCount: 12; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: EA2B55F6-EDCB-5932-B832-C06D4CCDB699; Taxon: scientificName: Aphodius melanostictus; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Coleoptera; family: Scarabaeidae; genus: Aphodius; taxonRank: species; Location: country: Russia; stateProvince: Orenburg; locality: Pervomaiskij Distr., 6.28 km SSW of Polyanskij vill., urochishche Pal’govo, gully bottom, forb-fescue steppe.; decimalLatitude: 51.83; decimalLongitude: 50.87; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: L. A. Akhmetova; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: samplingProtocol: From feces of Marmota bobak, near burrow entrance; eventDate: 2023-05 - 18; Record Level: collectionID: urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34969; institutionCode: ZIN; collectionCode: Coleoptera
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: A. S. Kurochkin; individualCount: 3; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: B3AE70F0-579F-50EB-B984-8C8F92DDFE07; Taxon: scientificName: Aphodius melanostictus; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Coleoptera; family: Scarabaeidae; genus: Aphodius; taxonRank: species; Location: country: Russia; stateProvince: Orenburg; locality: Pervomaiskij Distr., 7.32 km SSW of Koshkin vill., urochishche Pal’govo, gully bottom, forb-wormwood-grass steppe.; decimalLatitude: 51.82; decimalLongitude: 50.86; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: L. A. Akhmetova; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: samplingProtocol: From feces of Marmota bobak, near burrow entrance; eventDate: 2023-05 - 19; Record Level: collectionID: urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34969; institutionCode: ZIN; collectionCode: Coleoptera
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: A. S. Kurochkin; individualCount: 55; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 322D308B-B578-55AA-8A46-5E553714E90D; Taxon: scientificName: Aphodius melanostictus; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Coleoptera; family: Scarabaeidae; genus: Aphodius; taxonRank: species; Location: country: Russia; stateProvince: Samara; locality: Bol’shechernigovskij distr., 3.9 km SSW of Polyanskij vill., gully bottom, forb-grass steppe.; decimalLatitude: 51.85; decimalLongitude: 50.89; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: L. A. Akhmetova; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: samplingProtocol: From feces of Marmota bobak, in toilet burrow; eventDate: 2023-04 - 28; Record Level: collectionID: urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34969; institutionCode: ZIN; collectionCode: Coleoptera
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: A. S. Kurochkin; individualCount: 2; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 9D14EABF-2629-521C-89F9-C8454C37B5DB; Taxon: scientificName: Aphodius melanostictus; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Coleoptera; family: Scarabaeidae; genus: Aphodius; taxonRank: species; Location: country: Russia; stateProvince: Samara; locality: Bol’shechernigovskij distr., 2.44 km SSW of Polyanskij vill., gully Barsuchikha, forb-fescue-feather grass steppe; decimalLatitude: 51.9; decimalLongitude: 50.93; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: L. A. Akhmetova; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: samplingProtocol: From feces of Marmota bobak, in toilet burrow; eventDate: 2023-05 - 19; Record Level: collectionID: urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34969; institutionCode: ZIN; collectionCode: Coleoptera
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: A. S. Kurochkin; individualCount: 12; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 02829A41-2BDE-5B6F-8D53-C4A28BAD460B; Taxon: scientificName: Aphodius melanostictus; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Coleoptera; family: Scarabaeidae; genus: Aphodius; taxonRank: species; Location: country: Russia; stateProvince: Samara; locality: Bol’shechernigovskij distr., 3.54 km SSW of Polyanskij vill., gully bottom, forb-grass steppe.; decimalLatitude: 51.86; decimalLongitude: 50.88; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: L. A. Akhmetova; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: samplingProtocol: From feces of Marmota bobak, near burrow entrance; eventDate: 2023-04 - 28; Record Level: collectionID: urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34969; institutionCode: ZIN; collectionCode: Coleoptera
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: A. S. Kurochkin; individualCount: 9; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: F8BB424F-3BA2-58A7-822A-08AC044AA0B5; Taxon: scientificName: Aphodius melanostictus; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Coleoptera; family: Scarabaeidae; genus: Aphodius; taxonRank: species; Location: country: Russia; stateProvince: Samara; locality: Bol’shechernigovskij distr., 3.54 km SSW of Polyanskij vill., gully bottom, forb-grass steppe.; decimalLatitude: 51.86; decimalLongitude: 50.88; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: L. A. Akhmetova; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: samplingProtocol: From feces of Marmota bobak, near burrow entrance; eventDate: 2023-04 - 28; Record Level: collectionID: urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34969; institutionCode: ZIN; collectionCode: Coleoptera
Distribution
The species occurs in central, south and eastern Europe, North Africa, west Asia, Kazakhstan and Middle Asia. In Russia, it is distributed from the western border to Transbaikal Region, mostly in the steppe zone and the forest-steppe subzone of the deciduous forest zone.
Biology
The species occurs in open biotopes, in the dung of domestic animal and in marmot holes. On the territory of Russia, the beetles are active from March to October. The species is common throughout its range.
description: Published as part of Akhmetova, Lilia A., Kurochkin, Andrei S. & Frolov, Andrey V., 2024, Dung-beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae, Scarabaeinae) feeding on faeces of steppe marmots Marmota bobak (Rodentia, Sciuridae) in Middle Volga territory, pp. e 125090 in Biodiversity Data Journal 12 on page e125090, DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e125090