Trox hispidus is a beetle of the family Trogidae.[1]
| Trox hispidus | |
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| Trox hispidus. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Trogidae |
| Subfamily: | Troginae |
| Genus: | Trox |
| Species: | T. hispidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Trox hispidus (Pontoppidan, 1763)
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Subspecies
edit- Trox hispidus hispidus (Pontoppidan, 1763)
- Trox hispidus mixtus Harold, 1872
Description
editTrox hispidus can reach a length of 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in).[2] The dorsal surface is convex and very rough, with ridges and tubercles, dark brown in color. On the body and legs this species has pale yellowish-white bristles.[3]
Distribution
editThis species is present in most of Europe.[4] These very rare beetles can be found in nests of birds of prey.[3]
References
edit- ^ Biolib
- ^ Beetles and Coleopterologists
- ^ a b EB Britton - 2012 Handbooks for the identification of british insects
- ^ Fauna europaea
- Pittino, R. 1991. On some Palaearctic "taxa" allied to Trox hispidus (Pontoppidan), with a brachypterous new species from Italy, Malta, Crete and the Balkan Peninsula (Coleoptera Trogidae) (XXXIV contribution to the knowledge of Coleoptera Scarabaeoidea). Boll. Ass. romana Ent. Roma 45 (1-4): 57-87
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