Psammodius asper

Psammodius asper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Psammodius
Species:	P. asper
Binomial name
	Psammodius asper; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Scarabaeus asper Fabricius, 1775; Psammodius costatus Stierlin, 1863; Rhyssemus asper rufiper Mulsant, 1842; Aphodius sulcicollis Illiger, 1802; Psammobius sulcicollis; Scarabaeus cruciatosulcatus Preyssler, 1790;

Psammodius asper is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Moldova, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (including the Russian Far East and Siberia), Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.6–4 mm (0.10–0.16 in). They have a strongly convex, glossy, blackish-brown or sometimes light reddish-brown body. The legs are lighter reddish-brown.^[3]

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Psammodius asper at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved November 12, 2026.

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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 12, 2026.

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Psammodius asper at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved November 12, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved November 12, 2026.

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