Dasyvalgus sommershofi

Dasyvalgus sommershofi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Dasyvalgus
Species:
D. sommershofi
Binomial name
Dasyvalgus sommershofi
Endrödi, 1952

Dasyvalgus sommershofi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Fujian, Zhejiang).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.8 mm (0.23 in). They have a brown body, while the head is black, slightly shiny and covered with scattered, testaceous scales. The pronotum is brown, shiny and covered with large, rounded punctuations, many with containing a white, cretaceous marking. The elytra are brown, shiny and mostly glabrous.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Dasyvalgus (Dasyvalgus) sommershofi 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.
  3. 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.