Pachylomera
Pachylomera[1] is a genus of dung beetle from the family Scarabaeidae and tribe Scarabaeini, with records from Africa south of the equator.
| Pachylomera | |
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| Pachylomera femoralis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Scarabaeinae |
| Tribe: | Scarabaeini |
| Genus: | Pachylomera Kirby, 1828 |
| Synonyms | |
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Pachylomerus Bertoloni, 1849 | |
Species and Description
BioLib[2] lists:
- Pachylomera femoralis Kirby, 1828 - type species
- Pachylomera opaca Lansberge, 1874
P. femoralis is the largest flying, ball-rolling dung beetle in the world. The front legs are particularly strong, with the flattened leg appendages: it walks with these while rolling balls of buffalo and elephant dung.
References
- Kirby W (1828) A description of some Coleopterous insects in the collection of the Rev. F.W.Hope. Zoological Journal 3: 520-525.
- Biolib.cz: genus Pachylomera Kirby, 1828 (retrieved 23 August 2021)
External links
Data related to Pachylomera at Wikispecies
Media related to Pachylomera at Wikimedia Commons
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