Plectris luctuosa
| Plectris luctuosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Plectris |
| Species: | P. luctuosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Plectris luctuosa Frey, 1967
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Plectris luctuosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil (Santa Catarina).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They have a dull, dark brown, rather elongate body. The upper surface on the head and pronotum is densely covered with erect, on the elytra more appressed, pale setae. There are some bare patches on the elytra, as well as some irregularly arranged erect setae next to the appressed setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Plectris luctuosa 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.