Tanyproctoides arabicus
| Tanyproctoides arabicus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Tanyproctoides |
| Species: | T. arabicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tanyproctoides arabicus (Arrow, 1932)
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Tanyproctoides arabicus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12 mm. They are light brown, with the clypeus prolonged into a cone.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tanyproctoides (Tanyproctoides) arabicus 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.
- ^ 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.