Liothorax
{{Short description|Genus of insects}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Liothorax plagiatus (Linnaeus 1767) Syn.- Aphodius (Liothorax) plagiatus (Linnaeus 1767) (32381137080).png
| image_caption = Liothorax plagiatus, Germany
| taxon = Liothorax
| authority = Motschulsky, 1859
| display_parents = 2
}}
Liothorax is a genus of beetles belonging to the subfamily Aphodiinae.{{GBIF |title=Liothorax Motschulsky, 1859 |id=1066833 |access-date=23 March 2021 |language=en}}
The species of this genus are found in Europe, Asia, North America, and Central America.
Species
These 10 species belong to the genus Liothorax. Several of these species have been transferred from the genus Aphodius.
- Liothorax alternatus (Horn, 1870)
- Liothorax consociatus (Horn, 1887)
- Liothorax innexus (Say, 1835)
- Liothorax isikdagensis (Balthasar, 1952)
- Liothorax kraatzi (Harold, 1868)
- Liothorax levatus (Schmidt, 1907)
- Liothorax niger (Illiger, 1798)
- Liothorax plagiatus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Liothorax rusakovi (Gusakov, 2004)
- Liothorax subaeneus (LeConte, 1857)
References
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{{Cite web| title=Liothorax Motschulsky, 1859
| url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/5F7B
| website=Catalogue of Life
| access-date=2021-12-25
}}
{{Cite book
| title = A monograph of the Aphodiini inhabiting the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiini)
| date = 2007
| last1 = Gordon | first1 = Robert D.
| last2 = Skelley | first2 = Paul E.
| publisher = International Associated Publishers
| series = Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute| volume = 79
| isbn = 978-1-887988-23-0
}}
}}
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