| Pachypus caesus | |
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| Pachypus caesus, male. Museum specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pachypus |
| Species: | P. caesus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachypus caesus Erichson, 1840 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pachypus caesus is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.
Pachypus caesus can reach a length of 17–19 millimetres (0.67–0.75 in). In the typical form the prothorax of the males is blackish, while elytrae are completely black. The females are reddish and apterous.
This species is endemic to Sicily.