Pachypus caesus

Pachypus caesus
Pachypus caesus, male. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Melolonthinae
Genus: Pachypus
Species: P. caesus
Binomial name
Pachypus caesus
Erichson, 1840
Synonyms
  • Pachypus intermedius Ragusa, 1892
  • Pachypus rubrothorax Vitale, 1927
  • Pachypus siculus Castelnau, 1840

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Pachypus caesus is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[2]

Description

Pachypus caesus can reach a length of 17–19 millimetres (0.67–0.75 in). In the typical form the prothorax of the males is blackish, while elytrae are completely black. The females are reddish and apterous.[3]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Sardinia, Sicily and Corsica.[1][4]

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