Aphodus

/ˈæfədəs/ noun

An alternative or historical variant spelling of Aphodius, a genus of small dung beetles, sometimes seen in older entomological texts.

Variant of 'Aphodius' from scientific nomenclature of the 18th-19th centuries. As taxonomy standardized, 'Aphodius' became the preferred spelling.

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