Pactolinus gigas is a species of the Histeridae family of beetles.Encyclopedia of Life
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.Rolf G. Beutel, Richard Leschen Handbook of Zoology - Morphology and Systematics (Archostemata, Adephaga, Myxophaga, Polyphaga)
Distribution This species can be found in the Tropical Africa.Penati Fabio A contribution to the knowledge of the histerid fauna of Malaŵi (Coleoptera: Histeridae), and an up-to-date checklistT. Yelamos DATA ON AFROTROPICAL HISTERIDAE (COLEOPTERA), WITH DESCRIPTION OF HISTER SINDARAE
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