Ischyrus impressopunctatus

Ischyrus impressopunctatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Erotylidae
Genus:	Ischyrus
Species:	I. impressopunctatus
Binomial name
Ischyrus impressopunctatus

Ischyrus impressopunctatus is a species of beetle of the genus Ischyrus. ^[1]

Description

Its original description in Latin states that it is: ^[2]

"rufo-fulvus, oblongus, fortiter punctatus; capita nigro, thorace fulvo, fortiter punctato, disco punctis 3 nigris in linea transversa, margine antico dentibus 2 approximatis, postico 2 separatis nigris; elytris rufo-fulvis, sutura nigra, fortius punctato-striatis, interstitis subtiliter punctatis, fascia basali valde dilacerata, maculis 2 fulvis includente, fascia subapicali depauperata, macula parva apicali libera; corpore subtus rufo-piceo, prosterno rufo. L. 2 3/4 lin."

With an additional comment in English:

"Distinct by the coarse punctuation and the thorax with 3 black dots."

Range

An individual matching the original description was identified in Araçariguama, in São Paulo, Brazil in 2022. ^[3]

References

1. "Ischyrus impressopunctatus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
2. Crotch, George Robert (1901). A revision of the coleopterous family Erotylidae. Cambridge: University Press.
3. Lubiana, Tiago (2022-10-20). "Ischyrus impressopunctatus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-10-21.