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| Odontolytes loretoensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Odontolytes |
| Species: | O. loretoensis |
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| Odontolytes loretoensis (Stebnicka, 2002)[1] | |
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Odontolytes loretoensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in Brazil (Pará), French Guiana and Peru.[3][4]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 3.8–4 mm (0.15–0.16 in). The body is reddish brown and the head is coarsely punctate, with the punctures somewhat oval near the frontoclypeal suture. The clypeus is sinuate. The pronotum has punctures of two sizes, with the fine punctures inconspicuous among the coarse punctures. The coarse punctures are larger and confluent laterally.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Stebnicka, Z. L. (2002). "The New World Eupariini: revision of the genus Auperia Chevrolat, 1864 (=Phalangochaeta Martinez, 1952) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie, Genève. 109 (4): 741-775. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Odontolytes loretoensis (Stebnicka, 2002)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Odontolytes loretoensis 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 September 21, 2026.
- 1 2 Gama, E. R.; Skelley, P. E.; Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. (2026). "Identification guide to the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Brazil". European Journal of Taxonomy. 1038 (1): 1–225. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
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