''Pericoptus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of large
scarab beetles found in
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
. As many as five species are recognized.
Species
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Pericoptus frontalis''
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Pericoptus nitidulus''
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Pericoptus punctatus''
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Pericoptus stupidus''
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Pericoptus truncatus
''Pericoptus truncatus'' is a large sand scarab beetle. It is native to New Zealand and is found on beaches throughout New Zealand. Its Māori name is ngungutawa.
The adult spends the daylight hours buried in the sand, emerging at night to fl ...
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References
* https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Bio23Tuat01-t1-body-d1.html
* Brown, J. G. (1967). Notes and records of New Zealand Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera). New Zealand Entomologist 3:42–50.
* Crumpton, W. J. (1974). Eugregarines from the larva of the sand scarab (Pericoptus truncatus Fabricius; Scarabaeidae). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 4:319–326.
* Dale, P. S. (1956). The sand scarab, Pericoptus. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Canterbury. New Zealand. 130.
* Dale, P. S. (1963). Ecology, Life History and Redescription of Pericoptus truncatus (Fabricius). Trans. Roy. Soc. N.Z. (Zool.) 3 (3): 17–32.
Dynastinae
Beetles of New Zealand
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