Liparetrus plautus
| Liparetrus plautus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Liparetrus |
| Species: | L. plautus |
| Binomial name | |
| Liparetrus plautus Britton, 1980 | |
Liparetrus plautus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (New South Wales).[2][3]
Taxonomy
This species belongs to the striatus species group. The defining characters of this group include the absence of setae on the disc of the pronotum and scales or flattened, adpressed setae on the propygidium and usually also the pygidium.[3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm (0.28 in). The head, pronotum and scutellum are black, while the elytra are reddish brown. The abdomen is black or reddish brown and the ventral surface is black. The antennae are reddish brown with a darker club. The tarsi are reddish brown and the remainder of the legs are dark reddish brown to black.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Liparetrus plautus 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 June 22, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Britton, E. B. (1980). "A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Vol. 3. Tribe Liparetrini: Genus Liparetrus". Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series. 76: 1–209. Retrieved June 22, 2026.