Plectris bicolor

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.5 mm. The head and pronotum are black, the elytra reddish-brown and the legs and antennae dark brown. The head and pronotum are evenly but rather thinly covered with very long, erect setae. The setae are partly white, partly light brown.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Plectris bicolor 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 20, 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 20, 2026.