Tanyproctoides mirzayansinus
| Tanyproctoides mirzayansinus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Tanyproctoides |
| Species: | T. mirzayansinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tanyproctoides mirzayansinus Keith & Montreuil, 2004
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Tanyproctoides mirzayansinus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Iran.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 13.5 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are brown, with lighter elytra. The antennae are testaceous.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after M. H. Mirzayans, the former director of the Insect Taxonomy Research Department and Plant Pests and Diseases Research Institute in Teheran, who first collected the species.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tanyproctoides (Odontiellus) mirzayansinus 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 c 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.