Atholus coelestis

Atholus coelestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Histeridae
Genus: Atholus
Species:
A. coelestis
Binomial name
Atholus coelestis
(Marseul, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Hister coelestis Marseul, 1857
  • Hister (Atholus) coelestis Desbordes, 1921
  • Atholus coelestis Hisamatsu & Kusui, 1984
  • Atholus (Euatholus) coelestls Hisamatsu & Kusui, 1984
  • Atholus (Euatholus) coelestes [sic] Hisamatsu, 1985
  • Hister femoralis Motschulsky, 1863

Atholus coelestis, is a species of clown beetle found in Indo-Pacific regional countries such as Tajikistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, Java, Philippines, Indonesia, Celebes and Comores.[1][2][3]

Description

Male is about 2.57 to 3.81 mm, whereas female is 3.09 to 3.57 mm in length.[4]

References

  1. ^ "The histerid beetles (Coleoptera, Histeridae) of the Oriental region deposited in the Beetle Collection of Daugavpils University (DUBC)". Linzer biol. Beitr. 47/2 1451-1466 30.12.2015. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  2. ^ "New records of Atholus coelestis (Coleoptera, Histeridae) from Okinawa-jima and Kuro-shima, The Ryukyus, Japan". Taxonomy of the superfamily Histeroidea. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  3. ^ "Atholus coelestis (Marseul, 1857)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  4. ^ "A Revision of the Japanese Species of the Genus Atholus (Coleoptera, Histeridae), Part 1" (PDF). Elytra, Tokyo, 20 (2): 167-182, November 15, 1992. Retrieved 2021-07-30.