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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Macrodactylus |
| Species: | M. angustatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrodactylus angustatus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Macrodactylus angustatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Macrodactylus angustatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Macrodactylus angustatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-4008-5182-9.
Further reading
edit- 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.