Elaphocera emarginata
| Elaphocera emarginata | |
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| Elaphocera emarginata. Museum specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Elaphocera |
| Species: | E. emarginata
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| Binomial name | |
| Elaphocera emarginata (Gyllenhal, 1817)
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Elaphocera emarginata is a species of dung beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2]
Description
Elaphocera emarginata can reach a length of 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in). Body is brown-black, while females are usually reddish. The basis of the pronotum is hairy.[3]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Sardinia.[4]