Plectris depressicollis
| Plectris depressicollis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Plectris |
| Species: | P. depressicollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Plectris depressicollis Frey, 1967
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Plectris depressicollis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil (Minas Gerais).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12–13 mm. They are dark brown and somewhat glossy, but the underside is brown. The upper surface is sparsely, but evenly covered with extremely short, appressed pale setae. Only on the vertex and frons are these setae somewhat denser and longer. The underside and pygidium are densely covered with somewhat longer, the thorax with rather long, appressed pale setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Plectris depressicollis 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.
- ^ 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.