Parochodaeus duplex

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]

Parochodaeus duplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ochodaeidae
Genus: Parochodaeus
Species:
P. duplex
Binomial name
Parochodaeus duplex
(LeConte, 1868)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ochodaeus kansanus Fall, 1909

References

  1. "Parochodaeus duplex Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. "Parochodaeus duplex species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. "Parochodaeus duplex". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. "Parochodaeus duplex Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. "Weird Secrets About This Beetle". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2018-12-19.

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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