Adoretus angustus
| Adoretus angustus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Adoretus |
| Species: | A. angustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Adoretus angustus Frey, 1968 | |
Adoretus angustus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8.5-9 mm. They have an elongated body. The upper and lower surfaces are yellowish-brown, the antennae yellowish-brown, the tarsi darkened and the frons and vertex blackish-brown. The upper surface is sparsely but fairly evenly covered with short whitish setae and the underside is extremely sparsely pubescent.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Adoretus (Adoretus) angustus 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 16, 2026.
- 1 2 Frey, G. (1968). "Melolonthini und Rutelini der Expedition des Ungarischen Nationalmuseums nach Kongo/Brazzaville (Col.) (The scientific results of hungarian soil zoological expedition to the Brazzaville-Congo Nr.28)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 19: 151–163. Retrieved January 16, 2026.