Granulopsammodius plicatulus
| Granulopsammodius plicatulus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Granulopsammodius |
| Species: | G. plicatulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Granulopsammodius plicatulus (Fairmaire, 1892) | |
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Granulopsammodius plicatulus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the Sahara, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3–3.5 mm (0.12–0.14 in). They have an elongated, glossy, yellow-red to almost reddish-brown body.
References
- ↑ "Granulopsammodius plicatulus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved November 13, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Granulopsammodius plicatulus 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 November 13, 2026.
- 1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved November 13, 2026.
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