Macrodactylus argentinus
| Macrodactylus argentinus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Macrodactylus |
| Species: | M. argentinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrodactylus argentinus Moser, 1918
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Macrodactylus argentinus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Argentina.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.5-9 mm. They are blackish-blue, often transitioning into more or less brown. The head is punctate and the antennae are reddish-yellow, with a blackish-brown club. The pronotum is sparsely punctate in the middle, more densely punctate at the sides, and the punctures are covered with grey or yellowish-grey hairs. The elytra of the males are widely covered with whitish setae, while those of the females are fairly densely covered with yellowish scale-like setae. The sides of the elytra, however, are sometimes glabrous. On the underside, the pubescence is denser than on the upper side.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Macrodactylus argentinus at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1918). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) VII" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 293–356. Retrieved January 21, 2026.