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Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1842
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1842: 312.
Pleurophorus caesus (Panzer)
Photo by Paul Skelley.
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Type species: Scarabaeus caesus Panzer, 1796 by monotypy.
Diagnosis: Body elongate, cylindrical. Head distinctly granulate. Pronotum with weakly defined rows of large punctures. Elytral intervals margined at base, elytral stria strongly impressed. Metatibia not swollen.
Remarks: Pleurophorus (sensu stricto) is an Old World genus, with one species being widely introduced.
Excerpt from:
Smith, A. B. T. and P. E. Skelley. 2007. A review of the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of southern South America. Zootaxa 1458: 1-80.
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| Authors: Andrew Smith ( Canadian Museum of Nature) and Paul Skelley (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services). Generated on: 19/SEP/07.....Last modified: 19/SEP/07 University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology |