Plectris nudicollis

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 14–15 mm. They have a brown, glossy, elongated body. The clypeus has a few erect setae, mainly at the margins and the head has sparse, somewhat longer, erect, pale setae.. The pronotum is fringed with long, pale cilia at the base, anterior margin, and lateral margins and the disc is bare. The elytra are very sparsely covered with small, pale setae. Between the ribs, the elytra are somewhat paler.[3]

References

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