Andinocopris achamas

Andinocopris achamas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Andinocopris
Species:
A. achamas
Binomial name
Andinocopris achamas
(Harold, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Pinotus achamas Harold, 1867
  • Dichotomius achamas
  • Homocopris achamas

Andinocopris achamas is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. This species is found at high elevations (2300–3960 meters) in the Colombian and northern Ecuadorian Andes.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 22–34 mm.[1]

References

  1. ^ Revision of the South American genera Andinocopris new genus and Homocopris Burmeister, 1846 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Homocoprini new tribe)
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