Pseudocotalpa sonorica is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. It is endemic to the Algodones Dunes in North America.[2][3][4][5]
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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. sonorica
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudocotalpa sonorica Hardy, 1974[1]
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Pseudocotalpa sonorica holotype is a male measuring 21 mm (0.8 in) in length.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Hardy, Alan R. (1974). "Two new species of Pseudocotalpa Hardy (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 50 (3): 243–247.
- ^ "Pseudocotalpa sonorica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Pseudocotalpa sonorica species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Pseudocotalpa sonorica". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Pseudocotalpa sonorica Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
Further reading
edit- 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. PMC 5534527. PMID 28769631.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.