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Species Parochodaeus pixius - Pixie sand-loving scarab

Pixie sand-loving scarab - Parochodaeus pixius

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea

Family Ochodaeidae (Sand-loving Scarab Beetles)

Genus Parochodaeus

Species pixius (Pixie sand-loving scarab)

Explanation of Names

Parochodaeus pixius Paulsen 2011

Size

2.6-4.0 mm, one of the smallest spp.(1)

Range

only known from Culberson Co., TX(1)

Works Cited

1.	A new species of Parochodaeus Nikolajev from the southwestern United States (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Ochodaeidae) M.J. Paulsen. 2011. Insecta Mundi 0184: 1-4.

Contributed by MJ Paulsen on 23 November, 2011 - 3:06pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 12 October, 2020 - 4:14pm

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