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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Megatelus contractus (Klug, 1845)
  • GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Published in:Dellacasa, M., & Dellacasa, G. (2005). Comments on some systematic and nomenclatural questions in Aphodiinae with descriptions of new genera and on Italian taxa. Memorie Della Società Entomologica Italiana. Genova 84:45-99. http://sei.pagepress.org/memorie/article/download/memorieSEI.2005.45/56
Synonym Source
Otophorus scolytoides Lucas, 1846 synonym
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Published in:Lucas, H. (1846). Exploration scientifique de l’Algerie. Sciences physiques. Zoologie (I-IV) Histoire naturelle des Animaux articules (Part 1-3, Atlas). Insects. Imprimerie Royal. Paris (1849) 2:1-590 (248-299). https://archive.org/download/Explorationscie00B/Explorationscie00B.pdf
Megatelus contractus scolytoides (Lucas, 1846) synonym
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Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Megatelus contractus (Klug, 1845)
Aphodius contractus Klug, 1845 homotypic synonym
  • GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Published in:Klug, J. C. F. (1845). Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones insectorum quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem Federici Guilelmi Hemprich et Christiani Godofredi Ehremberg medicinae et chirurgiae doctorum studio novae aut illustratae redierunt. Berolini Pars Zoologica V:1-5 (1829-1845). Mittler. Berlin.
Aphodius brevis Dejean, 1833 synonym
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Published in:Dejean, P. F. M. A. (1833). Catalogue des Coléoptères de la collection de M. le Comte Dejean (1833-1835). Edition 2(2), Paris Méquignon :(1833) 1-176 (1834) 177- 256 (1835) 257-360 (1836) 361-443. http://www.archive.org/download/cataloguedescol00deje/cataloguedescol00deje.pdf

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Scarabaeidae
genus
Megatelus
species
Megatelus contractus
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