Calometopus planatus

Calometopus planatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Calometopus
Species:
C. planatus
Binomial name
Calometopus planatus

Calometopus planatus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 14.1 mm (0.56 in). The head is castaneous and slightly shining, with the frons and clypeus covered with large punctures. Most punctures have testaceous setae. The antennae are also castaneous and the pronotum is castaneous with blackish areas and is covered with scattered large punctures, some also containing setae. The elytra are testaceous, shining and glabrous.[3]

References

  1. ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Calometopus planatus 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 12, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Ricchiardi, E. (2015). "Trichiomorphus Bourgoin, 1919 as synonym of Calometopus Blanchard, 1850, with description of a new species and redefinition of the genus (Coleoptera, Cetoniinae)". Cetoniimania. 8: 61-76. Retrieved May 13, 2026.