Plectris curtipilis

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 13 mm. They are light reddish-brown. The upper surface is only very sparsely covered with very short, appressed setae, only on the sides of the elytra are the setae somewhat denser. The pronotum and elytra are light and short-ciliate. The underside is not very densely covered with appressed, rather long, fine hairs. On the pygidium, the hairs are considerably denser, longer, and erect.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Plectris curtipilis 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.