Caccobius schreberi

Caccobius schreberi
Caccobius schreberi. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabeiformia
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Caccobius
Species: C. schreberi
Binomial name
Caccobius schreberi
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Caccobius schreiberi (Linnaeus, 1767)

Caccobius schreberi is a species of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.[1][2]

Caccobius schreberi. Illustration from Fauna Germanica (1908)

Description

Caccobius schreberi can reach a length of 4–7 millimetres (0.16–0.28 in). Head and pronotum are black. Pronotum is almost circular, as wide as the elytrae, and densely punctured. Elytrae have distinct black marks and two pairs of reddish spots. The first pair of legs are powerful, with three teeth on the outside and fit to digging.

Distribution

This species is present in most of Europe, in the Middle East and in North Africa.[3] These beetles can be found in dry steppe areas.

Bibliography

References

  1. "BioLib - Caccobius schreberi". biolib.cz. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  2. Hallan, Joel «Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World». Biology Catalog of University of Texas A&M
  3. "Fauna Europaea : Taxon Details". faunaeur.org. 01/04/27. Retrieved 2015-10-26. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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