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Aphodius quadrimaculatus (L., 1761) (a dung beetle)

Suggested Literature

Aphodius quadrimaculatus may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
SCARABAEOIDEA
(scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
SCARABAEIDAE
(dung and carrion beetles)
Aphodius
(a genus of dung beetles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Aphodius quadrimaculatus is associated with:

Photos imago Ovis aries - Domestic And Feral Sheep (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) imago may be found in dung Jessop, L., 1986 [on dry pastures]
Photos larva Ovis aries - Domestic And Feral Sheep (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) larva feeds on dung/debris dung Restricted Jessop, L., 1986 [on dry pastures]

There may be more taxa associated with Aphodius quadrimaculatus listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Aphodius quadrimaculatus:

Aphodius quadrimaculatus may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
SCARABAEIDAE
(dung and carrion beetles)

References

Jessop, L., 1986 Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)

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