Plectris puberoides

Plectris puberoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Plectris
Species:
P. puberoides
Binomial name
Plectris puberoides
Frey, 1976

Plectris puberoides is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil (Bahia).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are brown and barely shiny. The back of the head, pronotum, elytra and pygidium are densely covered with long setae. The underside is also densely covered with finer hairs, as are the legs. The antennae are light brown.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Plectris puberoides 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Frey, G. (1976). "Neue Sericinae und Macrodactylini aus Brasilien (Coleoptera Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 27: 375–388. Retrieved January 5, 2026.