Passalus punctiger
Species of beetle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Species of beetle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Passalus punctiger is a beetle of the family Passalidae.[2]
| Passalus punctiger | |
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| Passalus punctiger. Mounted specimen on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Passalidae |
| Genus: | Passalus |
| Species: | P. punctiger |
| Binomial name | |
| Passalus punctiger Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1825 | |
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Passalus punctiger can reach a length of about 34 millimetres (1.3 in). Body is flattened and completely black, with yellowish hairs on elytral shoulders and anterior sides. Elytra show deep grooves and a strong punctation. Antennae have long lamellae.[3]
This species occurs in Arizona, Mexico and in Central and Southern America up to Paraguay and Argentina. It also is present on the Galapagos Islands. It can be found in humid forest areas at an elevation of 0–1,500 metres (0–4,921 ft) above sea level.[3][4][5]
These beetles live under and inside rotten logs. Females lay eggs are in tunnels into the wood. This species has one brood or generation per year (univoltine).[6]
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