Paracotalpa ursina, also known as the little-bear scarab beetle or simply little bear, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in the western United States and Mexico.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Paracotalpa |
| Species: | P. ursina
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| Binomial name | |
| Paracotalpa ursina (Horn, 1867)
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Description
editAdults range from 10–23 millimetres (0.39–0.91 in) in length. The head and thorax are black, metallic blue, or metallic green, and the elytra are red-brown or black. The beetle is covered in hairs.[5]
Subspecies
editThese four subspecies belong to the species Paracotalpa ursina:
- Paracotalpa ursina piceola Saylor, 1940 c g
- Paracotalpa ursina rotunda b
- Paracotalpa ursina rubripennis b
- Paracotalpa ursina ursina g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Paracotalpa ursina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ a b "Paracotalpa ursina species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ a b c "Paracotalpa ursina". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ a b "Paracotalpa ursina Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 212. ISBN 9780520288744.
Further reading
edit- Moore, M. R.; Jameson, M. L.; Garner, B. H.; Audibert, C.; et al. (2017). "Synopsis of the pelidnotine scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) and annotated catalog of the species and subspecies". ZooKeys (666): 1–349. doi:10.3897/zookeys.666.9191. PMC 5534527. PMID 28769631.
- 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.