Kingdom Animalia Order Coleoptera Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Tribe Histerini | |
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Similar Hister, Saprinus, Histeridae | ||
Description
Pactolinus gigas has a black body, flat and ovoid. Elytra are shortened and antennae are elbowed with clubbed ends. The mandible mouthpart is well developed. These beetles feed on dung beetle larvae of the genus Ontophagus.
Distribution
This species can be found in the Tropical Africa.
References
Pactolinus gigas Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA