Pactolinus gigas
Pactolinus gigas. Museum specimen
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P. gigas
Binomial name
Pactolinus gigas
(Paykull, 1811)
Synonyms
  • Hister validus Erichson,1834[1][2]

Pactolinus gigas is a species of the Histeridae family of Beetles.[3]

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.[4]

Distribution

This species can be found in the Tropical Africa.[5][6]

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