Biology:Anoxia matutinalis
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Short description: Species of beetle
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| Anoxia matutinalis Laporte de Castelnau, 1823
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Anoxia matutinalis is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1]
Subspecies
- Reitter, 1890 Castelnau, 1823
- Anoxia matutinalis sardoa Anoxia matutinalis matutinalis
- Motschulsky, 1861 Anoxia matutinalis suturalis
Description
Anoxia matutinalis can reach a length of 19–26 millimetres (0.75–1.02 in). Body shows short whitish hairs and a pale brown color, with prothorax darker than the elytrae. Elytra have a few longitudinal whitish bands.[2]
Distribution
This species is present in Corsica, Croatia, Greece, Italy and Sicily.[3] In Sardinia there is an endemic subspecies, Anoxia matutinalis sardoa.[4]
References
- ↑ Biolib
- ↑ William Ciesla Forest Entomology
- ↑ Fauna europaea
- ↑ Francesco (2017-03-05). "Sardinian Insects: Anoxia matutinalis sardoa" (in en). https://www.neperos.com/article/omclfa7e6b378beb.
Wikidata ☰ Q14858645 entry
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