Paracotalpa

Paracotalpa
Paracotalpa granicollis, adult
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Rutelini
Genus: Paracotalpa
Ohaus, 1915
Species

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Paracotalpa is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. Their known range is west of the Rocky Mountains, from southern Washington state to California and Arizona. They are nicknamed "little bears" because the adults of the genus have a fuzzy or hairy appearance.

Species

Species data retrieved from Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

References

  1. 1 2 "Paracotalpa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ↑ "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles-Scarabaeidae-Rutelinae-Rutelini-Aerodina". unsm-ento.unl.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  3. ↑ Eaton, Eric R.; Kaufman, Kenn (2007). Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 144. ISBN 978-0618153107.