Pericoptus frontalis

Pericoptus frontalis
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Pericoptus
Species:	P. frontalis
Binomial name
Pericoptus frontalis Broun, 1904 [1]

Pericoptus frontalis is a sand scarab native to New Zealand which inhabits sandy river banks and sandbars in inland Otago. It was first described by Thomas Broun in 1904. ^{[1] [2]} The European hedgehog is a predator of P. frontalis. ^[3] Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Range Restricted". ^[4]

References

1. Broun, Thomas (1904). "Descriptions of new Genera and Species of New Zealand Coleoptera". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. 14: 55–56. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
2. Parkinson, Brian and Don Horne (Photographer). (2007). A Photographic Guide to Insects of New Zealand. New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd.
3. Jones, Christopher & Norbury, Grant (2010-11-20). "Feeding selectivity of introduced hedgehogs Erinaceus europaeus in a dryland habitat, South Island, New Zealand". Acta Theriologica. 56 (1): 45–51. doi: 10.1007/s13364-010-0009-6 .
4. Leschen, R. A.B.; Marris, J. W.M.; Emberson, R. M.; Nunn, J.; Hitchmough, R. A.; Stringer, I. A.N. (2012-07-01). "The conservation status of New Zealand Coleoptera" . New Zealand Entomologist. 35 (2): 91–98. doi:10.1080/00779962.2012.686311. ISSN   0077-9962.

External links

• Image of P. frontalis