Macrodactylus nitididorsis

Macrodactylus nitididorsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Macrodactylus
Species:
M. nitididorsis
Binomial name
Macrodactylus nitididorsis
Frey, 1976

Macrodactylus nitididorsis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil (São Paulo).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8-9 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are shiny, dark bronze-green, sometimes with a brownish sheen. There are scattered white setae on the disc of the pronotum, while the margins are densely covered with them. There is a broad stripe of more or less dense, white setae on the elytra. The antennae are dark bronze.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Macrodactylus nitididorsis 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 5, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Frey, G. (1976). "Neue Sericinae und Macrodactylini aus Brasilien (Coleoptera Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 27: 375–388. Retrieved January 5, 2026.