Paragymnopleurus sparsus

Taxonavigation

Paragymnopleurus sparsus

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Scarabaeinae
Tribus: Gymnopleurini
Genus: Paragymnopleurus
Species: Paragymnopleurus sparsus
Subspecies: P. s. arnoldi – P. s. javanus – P. s. palawanicus – P. s. sparsus

Name

Paragymnopleurus sparsus (Sharp, 1875)

References

• Krikken, J.; Huijbregts, J. 1987: Subspecific differentiation in Paragymnopleurus sparsus (Sharp), a ball-rolling scarab species from Sundaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Haroldius, (2 ): 1–5. PDF
• Ochi, T.; Kon, M. 1997: Studies on the coprophagous scarab beetles from East Asia. 6. Descriptions of new taxa of the genus Paragymnopleurus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Giornale italiano di entomologia, 8: 235–238.

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