Pseudocotalpa giulianii, also known as Giuliani's dune scarab and Giuliani's dune scarab beetle,[1] is a species of sand dune-inhabiting beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2] It is endemic to Nevada, the United States.[1] It is named for Derham Giuliani who first collected this species from the Amargosa Desert.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pseudocotalpa |
| Species: | P. giulianii
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudocotalpa giulianii Hardy, 1974[2]
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Pseudocotalpa giulianii males measure 17–25 mm (0.7–1.0 in) and females 14–22 mm (0.6–0.9 in) in length.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d World Conservation Monitoring Centre. (1996). "Pseudocotalpa giulianii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T18525A8375233. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T18525A8375233.en. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d Hardy, Alan R. (1974). "Two new species of Pseudocotalpa Hardy (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 50 (3): 243–247.