Glaphyrus maurus

Glaphyrus maurus is a species of beetles belonging to the family Glaphyridae.[2]

Glaphyrus maurus
Glaphyrus maurus from Tunisia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Scarabaeoidea
Family:
Glaphyridae
Genus:
Glaphyrus
Species:
G. maurus
Binomial name
Glaphyrus maurus
Synonyms

Description

Glaphyrus maurus has a blue-green body, a convex thorax, glabrous elytra and a yellowish hairy abdomen.[3][4]

Distribution

This species is present in North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia).[3][4][5]

References
  1. GBIF
  2. Biolib
  3. Linnæus, Carolus. 1758 Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis pg. 348
  4. Milan Nikodym & Denis Keith A contribution to knowledge of the genus Glaphyrus Latreille, 1807 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Glaphyridae)
  5. Discover life


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