Sophrops egregius
| Sophrops egregius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Sophrops |
| Species: | S. egregius |
| Binomial name | |
| Sophrops egregius (Moser, 1912) | |
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Sophrops egregius is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in India (Assam).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 16–17 mm (0.63–0.67 in). They are similar to Sophrops planicollis, but are smaller and the shape of the clypeus differs. The head is densely and strongly punctate, the clypeus is much broader than in S. planicollis, and its lateral margins are not angled inwards in front of the eyes. The pronotum is very densely punctate, and the punctation is slightly coarser than in S. planicollis. The sculpture of the scutellum and elytra is similar to that of the latter species. The pygidium is shiny before the apex and somewhat more densely punctate there, whereas in S. planicollis, the punctation on the pygidium is uniform throughout. The underside is dull and sparsely punctate and the middle of the thorax is shiny and densely punctate, as in S. planicollis. The legs are dark brown and shiny.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sophrops egregius 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 11, 2026.
- 1 2 Moser, J. (1912). "Neue Arten der Melolonthiden-Gattungen Holotrichia und Pentelia". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 56: 420–449. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
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