Sophrops acutangularis
| Sophrops acutangularis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Sophrops |
| Species: | S. acutangularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sophrops acutangularis (Moser, 1918) | |
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Sophrops acutangularis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Jiangxi).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 16 mm. They are blackish-brown and shiny above, but dull below. The thorax is reddish-brown, while the abdomen is grey and pruinose. The head is densely punctate and the antennae are yellowish-brown. The elytra is punctured and each elytron has four smooth ribs. The underside has close punctation and there are yellowish hairs along the sides of the thorax.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sophrops acutangularis 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- 1 2 Moser, J. (1918). "Neue Melolonthiden aus der Sammlung des Deutschen Entomologischen Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem (Col.)" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 79: 209–247. Retrieved January 19, 2026.