Macrodactylus amoenus

Macrodactylus amoenus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Macrodactylus
Species:
M. amoenus
Binomial name
Macrodactylus amoenus
Frey, 1975

Macrodactylus amoenus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Ecuador.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 14–15 mm. The upper surface is dark bronze and shiny and the legs are red. The head and pronotum of the male have moderately dense pubescence, in females, the pubescence is coarser and denser. The elytra of the males are finely striated, the intervals with grey pubescence. The elytra of the females show broader intervals. The pronotum is finely punctured, corresponding to the pubescence.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Macrodactylus amoenus 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Frey, G. (1975). "Neue Melolonthiden und Ruteliden aus den Beständen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 26: 256–262. Retrieved January 2, 2026.