Paracotalpa ursina explained

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. It is found in the western United States and Mexico.

Description

Adults range from NaNmm 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.^[1]

Subspecies

These four subspecies belong to the species Paracotalpa ursina:

• Paracotalpa ursina piceola Saylor, 1940

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• Paracotalpa ursina rotunda

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• Paracotalpa ursina rubripennis

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• Paracotalpa ursina ursina

^{g b}Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Synopsis of the pelidnotine scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) and annotated catalog of the species and subspecies. 2017. Moore . M. R.. Jameson . M. L.. Garner . B. H.. Audibert . C.. Smith . A. B. T.. Seidel . M.. 4. ZooKeys. 666. 1–349. 10.3897/zookeys.666.9191. 5534527. 28769631. free.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. 2006. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-30914-2.

Notes and References

1. Book: Will, Kip . Field Guide to California Insects . Gross . Joyce . Rubinoff . Daniel . Powell . Jerry A. . . 2020 . 9780520288744 . Oakland, California . 212.