Dasyvalgus rufipes
| Dasyvalgus rufipes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Dasyvalgus |
| Species: | D. rufipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasyvalgus rufipes Ricchiardi, 2015 | |
Dasyvalgus rufipes is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Guangxi, Hainan) and Laos.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.5 mm (0.26 in). They have a black body, with the head slightly shiny, glabrous and covered with large, confluent punctures. The pronotum is black, glabrous and covered with large punctures and with four small, black scale tufts. The elytra are slightly shiny, mostly glabrous, laterally red and blackish in the centre. There are some black and testaceous scales.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its red elytra.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Dasyvalgus (Dasyvalgus) rufipes 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 3 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.