Tesarius caelatus (LeConte, 1857)
Syn.: Psammodius caelatus (LeConte, 1857)
Family: Scarabaeidae
Size:
3.7 mm (2.8 mm to 4.6 mm)
Origin: Western North America and Tasmania, introduced into England, Chile and
Newe Zealand
Ecology: Adults are sifted from sand dunes, both inland and coastal in the
western US.
Location: England, Formby, S.Lancs
leg.det. D.R.Nash, 17.VIII.1978
Coll. Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016
Tesarius caelatus (Flickr)