Plectris wittmeri

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They are dark brown. The clypeus is sparsely covered with fine, somewhat appressed hairs and the head, pronotum and elytra are densely covered with long, mostly appressed, light hairs, mixed with even longer, erect hairs. The thorax is covered with long hairs.[3]

References

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