Platychelus pusillus
| Platychelus pusillus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Platychelus |
| Species: | P. pusillus
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| Binomial name | |
| Platychelus pusillus Burmeister, 1844
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Platychelus pusillus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.6 mm (0.10 in). They are similar to Platychelus melanurus, but the pits on the their surface are more closely set and smaller, and the hairs are more grey. The wing covers (elytra) and legs are quite brown, the first are clothed with hairs that lie flat against the surface and the pits are more closely spaced. The hind part of the body is covered with small, nearly contiguous yellowish grey scales and the underside of the chest (pectus) with white hairs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Platychelus pusillus 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 March 16, 2026.
- ^ a b Péringuey, L. (1902). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae), Sub-families: Rutelinae, Hopliinae". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 12: 561–920. Retrieved March 16, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.