Pelidnota kirbyi

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Pelidnota kirby
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Pelidnota kirbyi
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P. kirbyi
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Pelidnota kirbyi
Gray, 1832

Pelidnota kirbyi is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] [2] [3]

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Subspecies

Description

Pelidnota kirbyi reaches a length of about 25 millimetres (0.98 in).

Distribution

This species occurs in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Gray G.R. (1832) Griffith & Pidgeon: The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization by the Baron Cuvier. Insecta, London 14(1):1-570
  2. Catalog of Pelidnota and Related Genera (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini)
  3. Matthew Robert Moore and Mary Liz Jameson Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Changes in the Pelidnotine Scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini)
  4. GBIF
  5. Insectos de Argentina y el Mundo