Biology:Atholus coelestis

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Short description: Species of beetle

Atholus coelestis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Histeridae
Genus: Atholus
Species:
A. coelestis
Binomial name
Atholus coelestis
(Marseul, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Hister coelestis Marseul,1857
  • Hister (Atholus) coelestis Desbordes, 1921
  • Atholus coelestis Hisamatsu & Kusui,1984
  • Atholus (Euatholus) coelestls Hisamatsu & Kusui, l984
  • Atholus (Euatholus) coelestes'' [sic] Hisamatsu, 1985
  • Hister femoralis Motschulsky, 1863


Atholus coelestis, is a species of clown beetle found in Indo-Pacific regional countries such as Tajikistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, Java, Philippines, Indonesia, Celebes and Comores.[1][2][3]

Description

Male is about 2.57 to 3.81 mm, whereas female is 3.09 to 3.57 mm in length. Body oval, and feebly depressed. Body color is black with shine. Tibiae, tarsi and antennae are reddish brown. Frontal stria of head is complete and carinate. The disk is densely covered with coarse punctures. Epipleura1 fossette of elytra sparsely clothed with fine punctures. Marginal epipleural stria and External subhumera1 stria are absent. Marginal elytra1 stria complete and deeply impressed. Pygidium with alutaceous ground sculpture. Propygidium sparsely and irregularly scattered with coarse punctures. Presternal keel is narrow and without carina1 stria.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14883576 entry