Aegialia arenaria

Aegialia arenaria, the dune scarab beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the Palearctic[1][2] and Nearctic. It is a coastal species found on sand dunes of western and northern Europe[3] (Netherlands, Belgium, France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais), Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland)[4] and in the Nearctic from Nova Scotia in Canada (Sable Island), to Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Aegialia arenaria
Aegialia arenaria, Harlech dunes, North Wales 5,0 mm. (5,0-6,0 mm,)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Aegialia
Species:
A. arenaria
Binomial name
Aegialia arenaria
(Fabricius, 1787)

References

  1. Linssen, E.F.,1959 Beetles of the British Isles Frederick Warne, London.ISBN 9780723200062
  2. Chinery, M. 2012 Insects of Britain and Western Europe London : Harper Collins Publishers ISBN 9780002191371
  3. Anon. Notable invertebrates associated with coastal sand dunes Buglife
  4. Fauna Europaea


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