Name
Scarabaeus
escarabajo pelotero
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexapoda
Subclass: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Genus: Scarabaeus
Habitat
Terrestrial, epigeal
Feeding
Coprophagous
Distribution
Europe, North Africa and part of Asia
Conservation status
Species as Vulnerable in Andalucia. Insecticides, loss of habitat and resources, as well as use of antibiotics and anti-parasites to treat livestock as main threats.
Additional information
Coleoptera black in color. Digging forelegs. Lamellated antennae.
Bibliography
Martín Piera, Fermín (1997). «Escarabajos sagrados». Boletín de la SEA (Zaragoza, España: Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa) 20: 327-330
- Lobo, J. M. (2000). Martín-Piera, F. y López-Colón, Ji 2000. Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea I. En: Fauna Ibérica, vol. 14. Ramos, MA et al.(Eds.). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC. Madrid. 526 pp., 7h. lám. Graellsia, 56, 151-151.