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| Canthon staigi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Canthon |
| Species: | C. staigi |
| Binomial name | |
| Canthon staigi (Pereira, 1953) | |
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Canthon staigi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Argentina, Brazil (Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo) and Paraguay.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Dorsally, the elytra and pronotum have a blue or green colour and blue and green reflections. The metafemora have several punctures at the base and no groove. The propygidium has a strong V-shaped carina between the pygidium and propygidium.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Canthon staigi at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
- 1 2 Nunes, L. G. de O.; Nunes, R. V.; Vaz-De-Mello, F. Z. (2020). "Taxonomic revision of the South American subgenus Canthon (Peltecanthon) Pereira, 1953 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Deltochilini)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 594. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
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