Paracotalpa

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Paracotalpa
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Paracotalpa granicollis, adult
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Rutelini
Genus: Paracotalpa
Ohaus, 1915 [1]
Species

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Paracotalpa is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. Their known range is west of the Rocky Mountains, from southern Washington state to California and Arizona. [2] They are nicknamed "little bears" because the adults of the genus have a fuzzy or hairy appearance. [3]

Species

Species data retrieved from Integrated Taxonomic Information System. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Paracotalpa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ↑ "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles-Scarabaeidae-Rutelinae-Rutelini-Aerodina". unsm-ento.unl.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  3. ↑ Eaton, Eric R.; Kaufman, Kenn (2007). Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 144. ISBN   978-0618153107.


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