Paracotalpa ursina

Paracotalpa ursina, also known as the little-bear scarab beetle or simply little bear, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. It is found in the western United States and Mexico.

Description

Adults range from in length. The head and thorax are black, metallic blue, or metallic green, and the elytra are red-brown or black. The beetle is covered in hairs.

Subspecies

These four subspecies belong to the species Paracotalpa ursina:

• Paracotalpa ursina piceola <small>Saylor, 1940</small><span style="color:dimgray">^{c g}</span>
• Paracotalpa ursina rotunda<span style="color:dimgray">^b</span>
• Paracotalpa ursina rubripennis<span style="color:dimgray">^b</span>
• Paracotalpa ursina ursina<span style="color:dimgray">^{g b}</span>

<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>

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