Plectris andina

Plectris andina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Plectris
Species:
P. andina
Binomial name
Plectris andina
Frey, 1967

Plectris andina is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Bolivia.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They are dark brown and dull. The upper surface is rather sparsely covered with somewhat erect, rather short, light setae. The setae are almost all the same length, only on the elytra are there some somewhat longer and more erect setae. The underside is quite densely covered with appressed, light, somewhat longer and finer setae. This is also the case for the pygidium, at the tip of which the setae are somewhat erect.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Plectris andina at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Frey, G. (1967). "Die Gattung Plectris (Philochlaenia) (Coleoptera - Melolonthinae). Bestimmungstabelle und Beschreibung neuer Arten" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 18: 1–136. Retrieved February 19, 2026.