Parochodaeus duplex
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| Parochodaeus duplex | |
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| Parochodaeus duplex, Colorado | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Ochodaeidae |
| Genus: | Parochodaeus |
| Species: | P. duplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Parochodaeus duplex (LeConte, 1868) | |
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Parochodaeus duplex is a species of sand-loving scarab beetle in the family Ochodaeidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1] Parochodaeus duplex males have the ability to store sperm in their Frass which can then be used to impregnate female members of the species.[5]