Biology:Canthon pilularius

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Short description: Species of beetle

Canthon pilularius
Canthon pilularius.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Canthon
Species:
C. pilularius
Binomial name
Canthon pilularius
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Scarabaeus laevis Canthon viridescens
  • Horn, 1870 Ziegler, 1844
  • Drury, 1773 Scarabaeus volvens
  • Scarabaeus hudsonias Fabricius, 1792
  • Coprobius obtusidens Forster, 1771

Canthon pilularius, the common tumblebug, is a species in the beetle family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Oceania and North America.[1][2][3]

Common tumblebug, Canthon pilularius

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14896500 entry