{{Short description|Species of beetle}} {{Speciesbox | image = Aphodius ater ater (Degeer, 1774) (2983543509).jpg | genus = Agrilinus | species = ater | authority = (Degeer, 1774) | synonyms = * ''Aphodius ater'' <small>(De Geer, 1774)</small> }}
'''''Agrilinus ater''''' is a species of beetle in family Scarabaeidae, found in the Palearctic.<ref>Bunalski, M. (1999). ''Die Blatthornkäfer Mitteleuropas. Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea. Bestimmung – Verbreitung -Ökologie.'' Bratislava: František Slamka.</ref><ref>Jessop, L. (1986). Dung beetles and chafers. Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea. ''Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects'', vol. 5, part 11. London: Royal Entomological Society.</ref><ref>Fauna Europaea</ref> It is a mid-successional species of sheep and cattle dung <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae and Hydrophilidae) of Ayrshire, Scotland, featured Bulletin article - Amateur Entomologists' Society (AES) |url=https://www.amentsoc.org/publications/bulletin/articles/dung-beetles-of-ayrshire.html |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=www.amentsoc.org}}</ref>
This species was formerly a member of the genus ''Aphodius''.<ref name=catlife/>
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=catlife> {{Cite web| title=''Agrilinus ater'' (De Geer, 1774) | url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/B3NQ | website=Catalogue of Life | access-date=2021-12-23 }}</ref> }}
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Category:Scarabaeidae Category:Beetles described in 1774 Category:Taxa named by Charles De Geer
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