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Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1842
Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1842: 312. |
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Pleurophorus caesus (Panzer)
Photo by Paul Skelley. |
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Type species: Scarabaeus caesus Panzer, 1796 by monotypy. |
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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. |
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Remarks: Pleurophorus (sensu stricto) is an Old World genus, with one species being widely introduced. |
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Species: (click on species name for information)
Pleurophorus caesus (Panzer) |
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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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