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Pycnoschema corydon (Olivier, 1789)

Specimen

M
Muséum Paris ; Cap de Bonne-Espérance ; Verreaux 1837 / Orphnus verreauxi Reiche

Taxonomy

Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Scarabaeidae
Dynastinae
Pentodontini
Pycnoschema corydon (Olivier, 1789)

Origin

Western Cape
Cape Town
Cap de Bonne-Espérance
1837-01-01/1837-12-31
34° 9' 0'' S ; 18° 22' 58.8'' E

Determination history

Dechambre R.-P. 1977
SYNTYPE(S)
Westwood J.O. 1846 TYPE(S)
, - On the Lamellicorn Beetles which possess exserted Mandibles and Labrum, and 10-jointed Antennae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of london, 4 : 155-180.