Plectris tetraphylla

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–8 mm. They have a light reddish-brown, parallel and rather elongated body, with the head somewhat darker. The pronotum and scutellum are fairly densely and evenly covered with somewhat longer (otherwise rather short), somewhat erect light setae. Some longer, erect setae are found on the elytra. The underside and the pygidium are light and rather thinly covered with moderately long setae.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Plectris tetraphylla 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.
  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 19, 2026.