Agrilinus ater is a species of beetle in family Scarabaeidae, found in the Palearctic.Bunalski, M. (1999). Die Blatthornkäfer Mitteleuropas. Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea. Bestimmung – Verbreitung -Ökologie. Bratislava: František Slamka.Jessop, L. (1986). Dung beetles and chafers. Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, vol. 5, part 11. London: Royal Entomological Society.Fauna Europaea It is a mid-successional species of sheep and cattle dung
This species was formerly a member of the genus Aphodius.
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