Giuliani's Dune Scarab (Pseudocotalpa giulianii)

Giuliani's Dune Scarab, a reference photo — Photo: Pacific Southwest Region USFWS from Sacramento, US · Public domain

Pseudocotalpa giulianii, also known as Giuliani's dune scarab and Giuliani's dune scarab beetle, is a species of sand dune-inhabiting beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is endemic to Nevada, the United States. It is named for Derham Giuliani who first collected this species from the Amargosa Desert.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Giuliani's Dune Scarab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Cotalpa lanigera

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Pseudocotalpa
Species: Pseudocotalpa giulianii

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