Sophrops rugulosus

Sophrops rugulosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Sophrops
Species:
S. rugulosus
Binomial name
Sophrops rugulosus
(Brenske, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Brahmina rugulosa Brenske, 1892
  • Phyllophaga rugans Saylor, 1937
  • Microtrichia confusa Moser, 1917

Sophrops rugulosus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan) and Malaysia (Sarawak).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12–16 mm (0.47–0.63 in).[3]

Subspecies

  • Sophrops rugulosus rugulosus (Indonesia: Kalimantan; Malaysia: Sarawak)
  • Sophrops rugulosus confusus (Moser, 1917) (Indonesia: Sumatra)
  • Sophrops rugulosus harauensis Itoh, 1993 (Indonesia: Sumatra)

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sophrops rugulosus 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 29, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1917). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) VI" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 78: 54–97. Retrieved May 29, 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.