The third instar larvae of Aphodius (Alocoderus) hydrochaeris (Fabricius, 1798) and A. (Bodilus) ictericus (Laicharting, 1781) are described based on scanning electron microscopy and COI sequences. COI barcode sequence for A. (A.) hydrohaeris is provided for the first time. Two haplotypes are discovered in A. (B.) ictericus.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)153-164
Number of pages12
JournalZootaxa
Volume5047
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Sep 2021

    Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology

    Research areas

  • COI, DNA barcode, Larvae, Scarab beetles, SEM, Southern Russia

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