Dasyvalgus paratomentatus
| Dasyvalgus paratomentatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Dasyvalgus |
| Species: | D. paratomentatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasyvalgus paratomentatus Ricchiardi, 2015 | |
Dasyvalgus paratomentatus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.3 mm (0.25 in). They have a brown body, while the head is black, slightly shiny and covered with large punctures and scattered, testaceous scales forming three scale tufts on the frons. The pronotum is black or brown in some places and covered with testaceous scales in some places, as well as with testaceous/black scaled tufts. The elytra are slightly shiny, mostly glabrous, brown or black and covered with black or testaceous scales.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Dasyvalgus (Dasyvalgus) paratomentatus 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 15, 2026.
- 1 2 Ricchiardi, E.; Li, S. (2015). "Annotated checklist of Chinese mainland Dasyvalgus, with description of nine new species (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Cetoniinae)". Bollettino Della Società Entomologica Italiana. 147 (3): 113-133. Retrieved May 15, 2026.