Trox hispidus is a beetle of the family Trogidae.Biolib
Subspecies Trox hispidus hispidus (Pontoppidan, 1763) Trox hispidus mixtus Harold, 1872
Description Trox hispidus can reach a length of .Beetles and Coleopterologists The dorsal surface is convex and very rough, with ridges and tubercles, dark brown in color. On the body and legs this species has pale yellowish-white bristles.EB Britton - 2012 Handbooks for the identification of british insects
Distribution This species is present in most of Europe.Fauna europaea These very rare beetles can be found in nests of birds of prey.
References
Pittino, R. 1991. On some Palaearctic "taxa" allied to Trox hispidus (Pontoppidan), with a brachypterous new species from Italy, Malta, Crete and the Balkan Peninsula (Coleoptera Trogidae) (XXXIV contribution to the knowledge of Coleoptera Scarabaeoidea). Boll. Ass. romana Ent. Roma 45 (1-4): 57-87