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Elaphocera emarginata

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Species of beetle

Elaphocera emarginata
Elaphocera emarginata. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Elaphocera
Species: E. emarginata
Binomial name
Elaphocera emarginata
(Gyllenhal, 1817)
Synonyms
  • Elaphocera obscura Gené, 1836
  • Elaphocera sardoa Rambur, 1843

Elaphocera emarginata is a species of dung beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

Description

Elaphocera emarginata can reach a length of 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in). Body is brown-black, while females are usually reddish. The basis of the pronotum is hairy.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Sardinia.

References

  1. Biolib
  2. Catalogue of life
  3. Scarabaeidi
  4. Fauna europaea
Taxon identifiers
Elaphocera emarginata
Melolontha emarginata
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