Frolov, A.V. 1995. On the larval morphology of two species of Aphodius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Entomological Review, 74(2): 34-41. Fulltext PDF (2.93 MB)
The principal morphological features of the third instar of Aphodius rectus Motschulsky and A. erraticus Linnaeus are described. These features are the structure and chaetome of the epicranium, structure of mouthparts, and setation of the anal stemite.
Frolov, A.V. 1996. Descriptions of Aphodius distinctus Mull. and A. scybalarus F. (Coleoptera, Scarabeidae) larvae. Entomological Review, 76(5): 619-626. Fulltext PDF (3.07 MB)
Abstract—Larvae of Aphodius distinctus Mull, and A. scybalarius F. are described for the first time.
Frolov, A. V. & Akhmetova, L. A. 2005. Size correlation between larvae and adults in Aphodius (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Bulletin de l'Institute Royal des sciences naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie, 75: 321-324. Fulltext PDF (199.22 KB)
Correlation between simple averages of 4 measurements of adults (separately for males and females) and 2 measurements of third-instar larvae was studied in 19 Palearctic species of dung beetle genus Aphodius Illiger. The greatest correlation (r=0.973) is found between head width of larvae (HWL) and elytra width of male beetles (EWM). The equation (HWL = 0.26 + 0.54 × EWM) can be used as an additional tool for rapid larval identification.
Frolov, A.V. 2000. Descriptions of the Aphodius sticticus Panzer and A. punctatosulcatus Sturm Larvae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Entomological Review, 80, 769-773.
The main morphological features of the larvae of Aphodius sticticus Panzer and A. punctatosulcatus Sturm are described and illustrated.
Frolov, A.V., Ivanov, A.V. 2001. On the larval morphology of Aphodius borealis Gyllenhal and A. corvinus Erichson (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Annales Zoologici, 51, 113–116.
Abstract — Larvae of two Aphodius Illiger species, A. borealis Gyllenhal and A. corvinus Erichson, which feed on deer and elk dung in European forests, are described and illustrated.
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Frolov, A.V. 2000. Descriptions of the Aphodius sticticus Panzer and A. punctatosulcatus Sturm Larvae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Entomological Review, 80, 769-773.
