Pericoptus frontalis
(Pericoptus frontalis)
Description
Pericoptus frontalis is a sand scarab native to New Zealand which inhabits sandy river banks and sandbars in inland Otago. It was first described by Thomas Broun in 1904. The European hedgehog is a predator of P. frontalis.
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Dynastidae
Genus:Pericoptus
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