| Anoxia matutinalis | |
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| Anoxia matutinalis. Museum specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Melolonthinae |
| Genus: | Anoxia |
| Species: | A. matutinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anoxia matutinalis Laporte de Castelnau, 1823 | |
Anoxia matutinalis is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.
Subspecies
- Anoxia matutinalis matutinalis Castelnau, 1823
- Anoxia matutinalis sardoa Motschulsky, 1861
- Anoxia matutinalis suturalis Reitter, 1890
Description
Anoxia matutinalis can reach a length of 19–26 millimetres (0.75–1.02 in). Body shows short whitish hairs and a pale brown color, with prothorax darker than the elytrae. Elytra have a few longitudinal whitish bands.
Distribution
This species is present in Corsica, Croatia, Greece, Italy and Sicily. In Sardinia there is an endemic subspecies, Anoxia matutinalis sardoa.
References
- Biolib
- William Ciesla Forest Entomology
- Fauna europaea
- Francesco (2017-03-05). "Sardinian Insects: Anoxia matutinalis sardoa". Neperos. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
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| Anoxia matutinalis | |
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