Bolbochromus laetus

Bolbochromus laetus
Bolbochromus laetus, China
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Bolboceratidae
Subfamily:	Bolboceratinae
Tribe:	Bolbochromini
Genus:	Bolbochromus
Species:	B. laetus
Binomial name
Bolbochromus laetus (Westwood, 1852)
Synonyms
Bolboceras laetusWestwood, 1852

Bolbochromus laetus, is a species of dor beetle found in Thailand, Indochina, south China, and possibly in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Vietnam. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

This species has an average length of about 5.8 to 10.0 mm. Dorsal surface glossy, and black to dark reddish brown in color. Head coarsely punctate. Frontal horn small to reduced. Antennal club with mostly glabrous first antennomere. Eye small dorsally, with broadened and rounded canthus. Frontal horn situated at middle between canthi. Pronotum entirely brownish yellow. Pronotum possesses anterior slightly quadrituberculate carina. Elytra entirely brownish yellow or black, where the disc is surrounded by blackish markings. ^[3]

References

1. "Taxonomy of the Oriental genus Bolbochromus: a generic overview and descriptions of four new species (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Bolboceratinae)". Zootaxa 3731 (4): 495–519. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
2. "Bolbochromus laetus (Westwood, 1852)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
3. Li, Chun-Lin; Yang, Ping-Shih; Krikken, Jan; Wang, Chuan-chan (2013-04-16). "Three new species of Bolbochromus Boucomont (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae, Bolboceratinae) from Southeast Asia". ZooKeys (290): 39–54. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.290.4696 . PMC   3677294 . PMID   23794858 . Retrieved 2021-08-03.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.