Calometopus legrandi
| Calometopus legrandi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Calometopus |
| Species: | C. legrandi |
| Binomial name | |
| Calometopus legrandi Ricchiardi, 2015 | |
Calometopus legrandi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 16.2 mm (0.64 in). The head is castaneous and shining, with the frons and clypeus covered with large punctures. Some punctures have testaceous setae. The antennae are also castaneous and the pronotum is castaneous with blackish areas and is covered with scattered large punctures, some also containing setae. The elytra are testaceous, shining and glabrous.[3]
Etymology
The species is dedicated to the entomologist Jean-Philippe Legrand.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Calometopus legrandi 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 May 12, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Ricchiardi, E. (2015). "Trichiomorphus Bourgoin, 1919 as synonym of Calometopus Blanchard, 1850, with description of a new species and redefinition of the genus (Coleoptera, Cetoniinae)". Cetoniimania. 8: 61-76. Retrieved May 13, 2026.