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Genus of North American dung beetles

Pardalosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Genus: Pardalosus
Gordon & Skelley, 2007
Type species
Aphodius pardalis
LeConte, 1857
Species
  • P. neodistinctus
  • P. pardalis
  • P. pseudopardalis
  • P. pumilio
  • P. sayi
  • P. serval
  • P. slevini

Pardalosus is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. They are native to North America, with the greatest diversity on the western side of the continent. Although most species may be detritivores that do not associate strongly with dung, some species of Pardalosus are associated with rodents: P. neodistinctus is collected in association with prairie dogs, while P. sleveni is collected in association with pack rats.

References

  1. ^ "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles-Scarabaeidae-Aphodiinae". unsm-ento.unl.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  2. "Genus Pardalosus". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
Taxon identifiers
Pardalosus
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