Plectris sparsecrinita

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

Plectris sparsecrinita 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 8 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are very dark brown and strongly shiny. The head is rather densely covered with hairs. The pronotum and elytra with somewhat different, longer and shorter, rather fine, whitish hairs. The antennae are brown.[3]

References

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