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Mesontoplatys Simplicius
''Mesontoplatys'' is a genus of dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Mesontoplatys'', found in Europe, Africa, and Asia. Species These 27 species belong to the genus ''Mesontoplatys'': * ''Mesontoplatys arabicus'' (Harold, 1875) (Palearctic realm, Palaearctic, Afrotropical realm, Afrotropics) * ''Mesontoplatys bolzi'' (Petrovitz, 1967) (Afrotropics) * ''Mesontoplatys dorsalis'' (Klug, 1855) (Africa, Asia, Europe) * ''Mesontoplatys durandi'' (Petrovitz, 1973) (Senegal) * ''Mesontoplatys effetus'' (Kolbe, 1908) (Afrotropics) * ''Mesontoplatys indorsalis'' (Endrödi, 1960) (Afrotropics) * ''Mesontoplatys malzyi'' (Paulian, 1939) (Mauretania, Niger) * ''Mesontoplatys maoensis'' (Endrödi, 1964) (Chad) * ''Mesontoplatys marlieri'' (Endrödi, 1960) (Afrotropics) * ''Mesontoplatys mbaoensis'' (Petrovitz, 1969) (Senegal) * ''Mesontoplatys mungo'' (Balthasar, 1946) (South Asia) * ''Mesontoplatys offensus'' (Petrovitz, 1967) (Tan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly treated as subfamilies have been elevated to family rank (e.g., Bolboceratidae, Geotrupidae, Glaresidae, Glaphyridae, Hybosoridae, Ochodaeidae, and Pleocomidae), and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Catalog of Life (2023). Description Scarabs are stout-bodied beetles; most are brown or black in colour, but many, generally species that are diurnally active, have bright metallic colours, measuring between . The antenna (biology), antennae of most species superficially seem to be knobbed (capitate), but the several segments comprising the head of the antenna are, as a rule, lamellate: they extend laterally into plates called lamella (zoology), lamellae that they usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
