#thorectes_lusitanicus

Thorectes lusitanicus

Species of beetle

Thorectes lusitanicus is a medium-sized dung beetle ranging from 30-175 mg in dry body weight. It is flightless with strong mandibles that allow it to exploit dry dung. It is native to the southern Iberian Peninsula. It is a tunneller that builds shallow tunnels several meters from the site of a dung deposition and transports the dung into the tunnel. Once the dung is in the tunnel, females of this species lay their eggs within it.

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