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''Psammodius'' is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family
Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub ...
. There are at least 3 described species in ''Psammodius''.


Species

* '' Psammodius basalis'' (Mulsant & Rey, 1870) * '' Psammodius laevipennis'' Costa, 1844 * '' Psammodius pierottii'' Pittino, 1979


References


Further reading

* Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). ''American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea''. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. * * Richard E. White. (1983). ''Peterson Field Guides: Beetles''. Houghton Mifflin Company. Scarabaeidae {{scarabaeidae-stub