Pseudocotalpa sonorica

Pseudocotalpa sonorica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Pseudocotalpa
Species:	P. sonorica
Binomial name
Pseudocotalpa sonorica Hardy, 1974 [1]

Pseudocotalpa sonorica is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. It is endemic to the Algodones Dunes in North America. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Pseudocotalpa sonorica holotype is a male measuring 21 mm (0.8 in) in length. ^[1]

References

1. Hardy, Alan R. (1974). "Two new species of Pseudocotalpa Hardy (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 50 (3): 243–247.
2. "Pseudocotalpa sonorica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
3. "Pseudocotalpa sonorica species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
4. "Pseudocotalpa sonorica". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
5. "Pseudocotalpa sonorica Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

Further reading

• Moore, M. R.; Jameson, M. L.; Garner, B. H.; Audibert, C.; et al. (2017). "Synopsis of the pelidnotine scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) and annotated catalog of the species and subspecies". ZooKeys (666): 1–349. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.666.9191 . PMC   5534527 . PMID   28769631.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-30914-2.