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Pericoptus truncatus : ウィキペディア英語版 | Pericoptus truncatus
''Pericoptus truncatus'' or the ngungutawa is a large sand scarab beetle. It is native to New Zealand and is found in dunes from Canterbury northwards. The adult spends daylight buried in the sand, emerging at night to fly noisily around in search of mates and food. The trails it leaves in the sand are quite obvious early in the morning, as it also spends much time walking around. The female lays eggs deep in the sand and the large white grubs can often be found in the sand under driftwood, though they feed on roots of dune plants. ==Threats== An exotic scolid wasp, the yellow flower wasp, ''Radumeris tasmaniensis'' has been found in Northland, North Island, New Zealand. This has been a cause for concern as ''R. tasmaniensis'' parasitises on the large sand scarab's larvae. The female stings and paralyses the scarab larva and lays eggs on it. The wasp larva then slowly consumes the paralysed beetle larva.
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