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Phileurus didymus

Phileurus didymus

Classification

Class
Insecta

Phileurus didymus is a species of wood-feeding beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. Description Head, black, small, and triangular, having three tubercles issuing from it, of which the anterior is pointed, the others blunt. Thorax black, which is the general colour of the insect, rounded, smooth, and margined, having an impression in front, with a short tubercle situated on it near the edge; from whence runs a hollow groove or channel to the posterior margin.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 2