Aphodius mediaevus Wickham 1914 (scarab beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae

Full reference: H. F. Wickham. 1914. New Miocene Coleoptera from Florissant. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College 53:423-494

Belongs to Aphodius according to H. F. Wickham 1914

Sister taxa: Aphodius (Acrossus), Aphodius (Agrilinus), Aphodius (Nialus), Aphodius (Plagiogonus), Aphodius aboriginalis, Aphodius anteactus, Aphodius boryslavicus, Aphodius bosniaskii, Aphodius brevipennis, Aphodius carpetanus, Aphodius charauxi, Aphodius conspurcatus, Aphodius cretaceous, Aphodius distinctus, Aphodius fimitarius, Aphodius florissantensis, Aphodius fossor, Aphodius granarioides, Aphodius granarius, Aphodius helvolus, Aphodius holdereri, Aphodius inundatus, Aphodius krantzi, Aphodius laminicola, Aphodius meyeri, Aphodius plagiatus, Aphodius praeemptor, Aphodius precursor, Aphodius rhinocerontis, Aphodius rufipes, Aphodius ruthenus, Aphodius schlickumi, Aphodius senex, Aphodius shoshonis, Aphodius subater, Aphodius theobaldi, Aphodius vectis

Type specimen: MCZ 2539/40, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Florissant (MCZ Collection)

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