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Paracotalpa ursina

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Paracotalpa ursina, also known as the little-bear scarab beetle or simply little bear, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in the western United States and Mexico.[3]

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Paracotalpa ursina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Paracotalpa
Species:
P. ursina
Binomial name
Paracotalpa ursina
(Horn, 1867)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cotalpa leonina Fall, 1932
  • Paracotalpa piceola Saylor, 1940
  • Pocalta brevis Casey, 1915
  • Pocalta laevicauda Casey, 1915
  • Pocalta nigripennis Casey, 1915
  • Pocalta rotunda Casey, 1915
  • Pocalta rubripennis Casey, 1915
  • Pocalta seriata Casey, 1915
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Description

Adults range from 10 to 23 millimetres (0.39 to 0.91 in) in length. The head and thorax are black, metallic blue, or metallic green, and the elytra are red-brown or black. The beetle is covered in hairs.[5]

Subspecies

These four subspecies belong to the species Paracotalpa ursina:

  • Paracotalpa ursina piceola Saylor, 1940 c g
  • Paracotalpa ursina rotunda b
  • Paracotalpa ursina rubripennis b
  • Paracotalpa ursina ursina g b

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

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