Phaeochrous compactus

Phaeochrous compactus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Scarabaeoidea
Family:	Hybosoridae
Genus:	Phaeochrous
Species:	P. compactus
Binomial name
	Phaeochrous compactus; Kuijten, 1978

Last updated August 01, 2021

Phaeochrous compactus, is a species of scavenger scarab beetle endemic to Sri Lanka.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Description

Body length of male is about 8.2 to 9 mm. There are 13 to 20 denticles, and regular striae. The 5th, 9th and 13th interstriae are very weakly heterogeneous. Elytra opaque. In genitalia, left paramere is relatively short, and somewhat triangular. Right paramere consists with well defined ridges and excavations on the external lateral face. Pronotal disc is not completely shining.^[4]

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References

↑ "Phaeochrous compactus Kuijten, 1978". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
↑ Allsopp, P. G. (1984). "Checklist of the Hybosorinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. pp. 105–117. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
↑ "Studies on Scarabaeid Beetles (Coleoptera) of Govind Wildlife Sanctuary, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India". Biological Forum — An International Journal, 4(1): 48-54(2012). Retrieved 2021-07-30.
↑ Kuijten, P. J. (1978-01-01). "Revision of the Indo-Australian species of the genus Phaeochrous castelnau, 1840 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Hybosorinae), with notes on the African species". Zoologische Verhandelingen. pp. 3–40. Retrieved 2021-07-31.

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[1] "Phaeochrous compactus Kuijten, 1978". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.

[2] Allsopp, P. G. (1984). "Checklist of the Hybosorinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. pp. 105–117. Retrieved 2021-07-31.

[3] "Studies on Scarabaeid Beetles (Coleoptera) of Govind Wildlife Sanctuary, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India". Biological Forum — An International Journal, 4(1): 48-54(2012). Retrieved 2021-07-30.

[4] Kuijten, P. J. (1978-01-01). "Revision of the Indo-Australian species of the genus Phaeochrous castelnau, 1840 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Hybosorinae), with notes on the African species". Zoologische Verhandelingen. pp. 3–40. Retrieved 2021-07-31.

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