Otoclinius

Otoclinius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Melolonthinae
Tribe: Tanyproctini
Genus: Otoclinius
Brenske, 1896
Species:
O. gracilipes
Binomial name
Otoclinius gracilipes
Brenske, 1896

Otoclinius is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Otoclinius gracilipes, which is found in Iran and Pakistan.[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.5 mm. They have an elongate, light brown body, with the head and pronotum darker. The clypeus is extended into a cone. The elytra are without ribs.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Otoclinius gracilipes 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 February 24, 2026.
  3. ^ 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.