Parochodaeus duplex
| Parochodaeus duplex | |
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| Parochodaeus duplex, Colorado | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Ochodaeidae |
| Genus: | Parochodaeus |
| Species: | P. duplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Parochodaeus duplex (LeConte, 1868) | |
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Parochodaeus duplex is a species of sand-loving scarab beetle in the family Ochodaeidae. It is found in North America. Parochodaeus duplex males have the ability to store sperm in their Frass which can then be used to impregnate female members of the species.
References
- 1 2 3 "Parochodaeus duplex Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ↑ "Parochodaeus duplex species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ↑ "Parochodaeus duplex". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ↑ "Parochodaeus duplex Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ↑ "Weird Secrets About This Beetle". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.