Tanyproctus nitidus
| Tanyproctus nitidus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Tanyproctus |
| Species: | T. nitidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tanyproctus nitidus Petrovitz, 1968
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Tanyproctus nitidus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Iran.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.2 mm. They are very similar to Tanyproctus iranicus, but the clypeus is not conically elongated, but broad, almost rectangular, with rounded corners, sparsely punctate, and the vertex also has smaller and rough punctation. The sides of the pronotum are not notched and the punctation is small and sparse. The suture of the elytra is distinctly raised.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tanyproctus (Tanyproctus) nitidus 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 Petrovitz, R. (1968). "Neue Tanyproctus- und Atanyproctus-Arten (Pachydemini, Melolonthinae, Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 19: 237–247. Retrieved February 24, 2026.