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Pharaphodius crenatus
Scientific classification edit
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Species:
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/PharaphodiusPharaphodius crenatus
(Harold, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius crenatus Harold, 1862

Pharaphodius crenatus is a species of dung beetle native to India, and Sri Lanka.[1][2]

It is an edible type of beetle consumed in Thailand.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the Goa, Maharashtra and Rajasthan (India) with description of Aphodius (Gilletianus) rajawatorum sp. nov" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei nationalis Pragae, 2013. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  2. "First report on Scarabaeid (Coleoptera) fauna of Sahaspur, Uttarakhand". Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 1999. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  3. "Forest insects as food: humans bite back" (PDF). FAO 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 2021-07-15.

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