Passalus punctiger, common name passalid beetle,[2] is a beetle of the family Passalidae.[3]
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| Passalus punctiger. Mounted specimen on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Passalidae |
| Genus: | Passalus |
| Species: | P. punctiger
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| Binomial name | |
| Passalus punctiger Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville
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Description edit
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.[4]
Distribution and habitat edit
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.[4][5][6]
Life cycle edit
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).[7]
Gallery edit
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Adult variation
References edit
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Darwin Foundation
- ^ Hallan, J. (2010) Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World
- ^ a b Fauna of Paraguay
- ^ Discover Life
- ^ Jack Schuster Bess Beetles in Encyclopedia of Entomology
- ^ José R.C. Mouzinhoa, Claudio R.V. da Fonsecaa & Márcio L.L. Barbosaa The influence of flood pulses on the reproductive strategy of two species of passalid beetle in the fluvial archipelago of Anavilhanas, Amazon, Brazil Journal of Natural History Volume 44, Issue 9-10, 2010
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