Biology:Pygora cruralis

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Short description: Species of beetle

Pygora cruralis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Pygora
Species:
P. cruralis
Binomial name
Pygora cruralis
FAIRMAIRE, 1903

Pygora cruralis is a species of Scarabaeidae, the dung beetle family.[1] It is native to Madagascar. Also, it was discovered by Fairmaire.

Etymology

Pygora Cruralis meant Leg-tailed Flower in Greek.

Subspecies

  • P. crualis meridionalis (Ruter, 1964)[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Pygora cruralis". Encyclopedia of Life. http://eol.org/pages/1045114/overview. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14619567 entry