Biology:Aegialia arenaria
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Aegialia arenaria | |
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| Aegialia arenaria, Harlech dunes, North Wales 5,0 mm. (5,0-6,0 mm,) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Aegialia |
| Species: | A. arenaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Aegialia arenaria (Fabricius, 1787)
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Aegialia arenaria, the dune scarab beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the Palearctic[1][2] and Nearctic. It is a coastal species found on sand dunes of western and northern Europe[3] (Netherlands, Belgium, France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais), Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland)[4] and in the Nearctic from Nova Scotia in Canada (Sable Island), to Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
References
- ↑ Linssen, E.F.,1959 Beetles of the British Isles Frederick Warne, London.ISBN:9780723200062
- ↑ Chinery, M. 2012 Insects of Britain and Western Europe London : Harper Collins Publishers ISBN:9780002191371
- ↑ Anon. Notable invertebrates associated with coastal sand dunes Buglife
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
Wikidata ☰ Q2103115 entry
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