Andinocopris buckleyi

Andinocopris buckleyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Andinocopris
Species:
A. buckleyi
Binomial name
Andinocopris buckleyi
(Waterhouse, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Pinotus buckleyi Waterhouse, 1891
  • Homocopris buckleyi
  • Pinotus simulator Luederwaldt, 1936

Andinocopris buckleyi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. This species is found at high elevations (2625–3055 meters) in the Ecuadorian and northern Peruvian Andes

Description

Adults reach a length of about 15–20 mm.[1]

References

  1. ^ Revision of the South American genera Andinocopris new genus and Homocopris Burmeister, 1846 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Homocoprini new tribe)
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