Cephalocyclus pullatus

Cephalocyclus pullatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Cephalocyclus
Species:
C. pullatus
Binomial name
Cephalocyclus pullatus
(Schmidt, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius (Platydera) pullata Schmidt, 1914

Cephalocyclus pullatus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Mexico (Durango, Sinaloa).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5 mm (0.18–0.20 in). They have a stout, oval, strongly convex body. The head, pronotum and scutellum are shiny, while the elytra are dull and have short hairs. They have a dark reddish-brown body, with the margin of the clypeus, sides of the pronotum and apex of the elytra reddish. The legs are reddish and the antennal club is piceous.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Cephalocyclus pullatus at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Dellacasa, M.; Gordon, R. D.; Dellacasa, G. (2007). "Systematic revision of the genus Cephalocyclus with description of ten new species from Mexico and Costa Rica (Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiidae)". Acta Zoológica Mexicana (N.S.). 23 (2): 89-128. Retrieved October 15, 2026.