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