Passalidius
Genus of beetles
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Passalidius is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. This genus has a single species, Passalidius fortipes. It is found in Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa.[1][2]
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| Burrowing ground beetle | |
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| Burrowing in Kalahari sand, South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Tribe: | Scaritini |
| Subtribe: | Scapterina |
| Genus: | Passalidius Chaudoir, 1863 |
| Species: | P. fortipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Passalidius fortipes (Boheman, 1860) | |
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