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Parent Taxon

• Scarabaeidae

Sibling Taxa

• Areoda
• Byrsopolis
• Cotalpa
• Moronius
• Oplognathus
• Parabyrsopolis
• Parachrysina
• Paracotalpa
• Pseudocotalpa
• Viridimicus

Child Taxa

• Paracotalpa brevis
• Paracotalpa deserta
• Paracotalpa granicollis
• Paracotalpa leonina
• Paracotalpa piceola
• Paracotalpa puncticollis
• Paracotalpa punctulata
• Paracotalpa seriata
• Paracotalpa ursina

Top Observation Places

• Mira Mesa
• Encinitas
• Rancho Penasquitos