# Liothorax

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***Liothorax*** is a genus of [beetles](/source/Beetles) belonging to the subfamily [Aphodiinae](/source/Aphodiinae).[1]

The species of this genus are found in Europe, Asia, North America, and Central America.[2][1]

## Species

These 10 species belong to the genus *Liothorax*. Several of these species have been transferred from the genus *Aphodius*.[2][3]

- *[Liothorax alternatus](/source/Liothorax_alternatus)* (Horn, 1870)
- *[Liothorax consociatus](/source/Liothorax_consociatus)* (Horn, 1887)
- *[Liothorax innexus](/source/Liothorax_innexus)* (Say, 1835)
- *[Liothorax isikdagensis](/source/Liothorax_isikdagensis)* (Balthasar, 1952)
- *[Liothorax kraatzi](/source/Liothorax_kraatzi)* (Harold, 1868)
- *[Liothorax levatus](/source/Liothorax_levatus)* (Schmidt, 1907)
- *[Liothorax niger](/source/Liothorax_niger)* (Illiger, 1798)
- *[Liothorax plagiatus](/source/Liothorax_plagiatus)* (Linnaeus, 1767)
- *[Liothorax rusakovi](/source/Liothorax_rusakovi)* (Gusakov, 2004)
- *[Liothorax subaeneus](/source/Liothorax_subaeneus)* (LeConte, 1857)

## References

1. ["*Liothorax* Motschulsky, 1859"](https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/5F7B). *Catalogue of Life*. Retrieved 2021-12-25.

1. Gordon, Robert D. & Skelley, Paul E. (2007). *A monograph of the Aphodiini inhabiting the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiini)*. Vol. 79. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. International Associated Publishers. ISBN 978-1-887988-23-0.

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