Tanyproctus parallelus
| Tanyproctus parallelus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Tanyproctus |
| Species: | T. parallelus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tanyproctus parallelus Petrovitz, 1968
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Tanyproctus parallelus 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 have a shiny, light reddish-brown, very narrow, parallel body. The antennae are yellow. The pronotum is margined all around and the sides have spiny setae in the anterior half and the anterior margin is fringed with short cilia. The outer margin of the elytra is fringed with spiny setae in the anterior part, but is otherwise bristly.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tanyproctus (Tanyproctus) parallelus 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.