Trox hispidus | |
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Trox hispidus. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Trogidae |
Subfamily: | Troginae |
Genus: | Trox |
Species: | T. hispidus
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Binomial name | |
Trox hispidus (
Pontoppidan, 1763)
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Synonyms | |
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Trox hispidus is a beetle of the family Trogidae. [1]
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]
This species is present in most of Europe. [4] These very rare beetles can be found in nests of birds of prey. [3]
Media related to Trox hispidus at Wikimedia Commons
Trox hispidus | |
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Trox hispidus. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Trogidae |
Subfamily: | Troginae |
Genus: | Trox |
Species: | T. hispidus
|
Binomial name | |
Trox hispidus (
Pontoppidan, 1763)
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Trox hispidus is a beetle of the family Trogidae. [1]
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]
This species is present in most of Europe. [4] These very rare beetles can be found in nests of birds of prey. [3]
Media related to Trox hispidus at Wikimedia Commons