Phaeochrous elevatus explained

Phaeochrous elevatus, is a species of scavenger scarab beetle native to South India and Sri Lanka.[1] [2] [3]

Description

Body length of male is about 10.3 to 10.7 mm. There are 13 denticles in fore tibia and hardly heterogeneous 5th, 9th and 13th interstriae. Characterized by the longer paramere where the tooth is hardly developed. A strongly elevated sharp ridge forms the upper margin of the excavation. Some elytral striae are waving, but less punctured. Pronotal disc with slightly opaque derm. The parameral excavation with elevated upper margin.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phaeochrous elevatus Kuijten, 1978 . 2021-07-31 . www.gbif.org . en.
  2. Web site: Allsopp . P. G. . 1984 . Checklist of the Hybosorinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) . 2021-07-31 . The Coleopterists Bulletin . 105–117.
  3. Web site: Studies on Scarabaeid Beetles (Coleoptera) of Govind Wildlife Sanctuary, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India . 2021-07-30 . Biological Forum — An International Journal, 4(1): 48-54(2012).
  4. Web site: Kuijten . P. J. . 1978-01-01 . Revision of the Indo-Australian species of the genus Phaeochrous castelnau, 1840 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Hybosorinae), with notes on the African species . 2021-07-31 . Zoologische Verhandelingen . 3–40 . en.

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