Falsotoclinius richteri

Falsotoclinius richteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Falsotoclinius
Species:
F. richteri
Binomial name
Falsotoclinius richteri
(Petrovitz, 1958)
Synonyms
  • Otoclinius richteri Petrovitz, 1958

Falsotoclinius richteri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in southern Iran.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5–8.5 mm. They have a yellowish-brown, subparallel body. The clypeus has an almost flat base and is regularly punctate. The frons and vertex are black. The anterior margin of the pronotum has no cilia, except laterally near the angles.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Falsotoclinius richteri 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 February 24, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Keith, D.; Montreuil, O. (2004). "Révision des genres Otoclinius Brenske 1896, Falsotoclinius n. gen. et Tanyproctoides Petrovitz 1971 (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Pachydeminae)". Annales de La Société Entomologique de France. 40 (3–4): 213–225. Retrieved February 24, 2026.