Macrodactylus angustatus

Macrodactylus angustatus is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] A yellow beetle with an elongate shape and long legs, it is 7-10mm long, and may be found on shrubs. Its range is Massachusetts to Indiana in the north, and south to Florida and Texas.[4]

Macrodactylus angustatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Macrodactylus
Species:
M. angustatus
Binomial name
Macrodactylus angustatus
Synonyms[1]
  • Macrodactylus setulosus LeConte, 1856

References

  1. "Macrodactylus angustatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Macrodactylus angustatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-4008-5182-9.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.


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