Pygopleurus vulpes explained
Pygopleurus vulpes is a species of beetles from the Glaphyridae family.[1]
Description
Pygopleurus vulpes can reach a length of 12-.[2] The males of these beetles are completely covered by long hairs. They do not show variability of integuments and setae, but their color ranges from the common straw-yellow color to reddish and dark orange color.[3] In the females the pronotum is greenish and the brown elytrae remain visible.[4]
Distribution
This species is present in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia and Ukraine.[5]
Bibliography
- Miksic R. (1955) Bemerkungen über die Variabilität einiger Amphicoma-Arten, Fragmenta Balcanica Musei Macedonici Scientiarum Naturalium. Skopje 1(20):175-179
- Truqui E. (1848) Amphicoma et Eulasia insectorum coleopterorum genera, Studi Entomologia :1-48
- Fabricius J.C. (1781) Species insectorum, exhibentes eorum differentias specificas, synonyma auctorum, loca natalia, metamorphosian, adiectis observationibus, descriptionibus. Tom.I, Carol.Ernest.Bohnii, Hamburgi et Kilonii, VIII:1-552
- Pallas P.S. (1781) Icones Insectorum praesertim Rossiae Siberiaeque pecularium quae collegit et Descriptionibus illustravit, Walther. Erlangae:1-96
- Fabricius J.C. (1792) Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species adjectis Synonimis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus, Hafniae. C. G. Proft & fils 1:1-538
- Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database. Schoolmeesters P.
Notes and References
- https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id243296/ Biolib
- http://www.zin.ru/Animalia/Coleoptera/eng/amphob1.htm Beetles and Coleopterologists
- Maurizio Bollino and Gianpaolo Ruzzante COROLOGICAL NOTES ON SOME SPECIES OF PYGOPLEURUS (COLEOPTERA: GLAPHYRIDAE) FROM THE GREEK ISLAND OF LESBOS
- http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1519836017 Project Noah
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070930183547/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=247316 Fauna europaea
