Paracrossidius instigator
| Paracrossidius instigator | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Paracrossidius |
| Species: | P. instigator |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracrossidius instigator (Balthasar, 1932) | |
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Paracrossidius instigator is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in China (Qinghai, Sichuan).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in). They have an oval-elongate, feebly convex, rather shiny, glabrous body, although the elytra have some short hairs toward the apex. They are piceous, with the front angles of the pronotum, as well as the shoulders and lateral margins of the elytra brown-yellowish. The legs are brownish and the antennal club is piceous.
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Paracrossidius instigator 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 21, 2026.
- 1 2 Dellacasa, G.; Bordat, P.; Dellacasa, M. (2000). "A revisional essay of world genus-group taxa of Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae)" (PDF). Memorie Della Società Entomologica Italiana, Genova. 79: 1-482. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
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