Pelidnota kirbyi
| Pelidnota kirby | |
|---|---|
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| Pelidnota kirbyi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pelidnota |
| Species: | P. kirbyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelidnota kirbyi Gray, 1832 | |
Pelidnota kirbyi is a species of beetles belonging to the Scarabaeidae family. [1][2][3]
Subspecies
- Pelidnota kirbyi misionesensis
- Pelidnota kirbyi kirbyi
Description
Pelidnota kirbyi reaches a length of about 25 millimetres (0.98 in).
Distribution
This species occurs in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. [4][5]
References
- ↑ Gray G.R. (1832) Griffith & Pidgeon: The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization by the Baron Cuvier. Insecta, London 14(1):1-570
- ↑ Catalog of Pelidnota and Related Genera (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini)
- ↑ Matthew Robert Moore and Mary Liz Jameson Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Changes in the Pelidnotine Scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini)
- ↑ GBIF
- ↑ Insectos de Argentina y el Mundo
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