| Trox hispidus | |
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| Trox hispidus. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Trogidae |
| Genus: | Trox |
| Species: | T. hispidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Trox hispidus (Pontoppidan, 1763)
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Trox hispidus is a beetle of the family Trogidae.1
Subspecies
- Trox hispidus hispidus (Pontoppidan, 1763)
- Trox hispidus mixtus Harold, 1872
Description
Trox 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
This species is present in most of Europe.4 These very rare beetles can be found in nests of birds of prey.3
References
References
- 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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