Maghrebotrogus parallelus

Maghrebotrogus parallelus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Maghrebotrogus
Species:	M. parallelus
Binomial name
	Maghrebotrogus parallelus; (Fairmaire, 1860)
Synonyms
	Rhizotrogus parallelus Fairmaire, 1860;

Maghrebotrogus parallelus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Algeria and Morocco.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11–15 mm (0.43–0.59 in). They have a narrow, yellowish-brown to reddish-brown body, with the head and pronotum often heavily darkened. The head, pronotum and scutellum are glabrous, while the elytra have very short hairs.^[3]

References

↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maghrebotrogus parallelus 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 May 7, 2026.
1 2 Montreuil, O.; Keith, D. (2022). "Description et révision de deux nouveaux genres de Rhizotrogini d'Afrique du Nord (Coleoptera : Melolonthidae)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Nouvelle Série. 58 (1): 11–32. Retrieved May 7, 2026.

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[1] Global Biodiversity Information Facility

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maghrebotrogus parallelus 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 May 7, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Montreuil, O.; Keith, D. (2022). "Description et révision de deux nouveaux genres de Rhizotrogini d'Afrique du Nord (Coleoptera : Melolonthidae)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Nouvelle Série. 58 (1): 11–32. Retrieved May 7, 2026.

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