Macropoides crassipes

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Macropoides crassipes
Museum specimen of Macropoides crassipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Macropoides
Species:
M. crassipes
Binomial name
Macropoides crassipes
(Horn, 1866)

Macropoides crassipes is a species of beetles of the scarab beetle family.

Description[edit]

Macropoides crassipes can reach a length of about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). Head, pronotum and elytra are completely yellow, with brown legs. Larvae develop in rotten logs. Adults can be found from March to December.

Distribution and habitat[edit]

This species can be found in rain forests of the southern México at an elevation of 100–1,600 metres (330–5,250 ft) above sea level.

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