Biology:Pseudocotalpa andrewsi
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Pseudocotalpa andrewsi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pseudocotalpa |
| Species: | P. andrewsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudocotalpa andrewsi Hardy, 1971
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Pseudocotalpa andrewsi, known generally as the Andrews dune scarab beetle or Andrews dune beetle, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family Scarabaeidae.
Distribution
The species is endemic to the Algodones Dunes in California.[2][3][4] It is associated with Hymenoclea shrubs, though the reason for this is unclear.[1]
Behaviour
Adults fly above the sand for around half an hour each evening. They are not likely to travel long distances. Adults are mainly active from February to April, and burrow in sand when not active.[1]
Conservation
The species is threatened by use of off-road vehicles.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Andrew's Dune Beetle". NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.111725/Pseudocotalpa_andrewsi.
- ↑ "Pseudocotalpa andrewsi Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=928790.
- ↑ "Pseudocotalpa andrewsi". https://www.gbif.org/species/9048710.
- ↑ "Pseudocotalpa andrewsi Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/185085.
Further reading
- "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Andrews' Dune Scarab Beetle as Threatened or Endangered". Federal Register 71 (87): 26444–26448. 2006. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/05/05/E6-6791/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-90-day-finding-on-a-petition-to-list-the-andrews-dune.
- Moore, M. R.; Jameson, M. L.; Garner, B. H.; Audibert, C. et al. (2017). "Synopsis of the pelidnotine scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) and annotated catalog of the species and subspecies". ZooKeys (666): 1–349. doi:10.3897/zookeys.666.9191. PMID 28769631.
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
Wikidata ☰ Q54962124 entry
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