Acrossus ritsemai

Acrossus ritsemai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Acrossus
Species:
A. ritsemai
Binomial name
Acrossus ritsemai
(Schmidt, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius (Acrossus) ritsemai Schmidt, 1909

Acrossus ritsemai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in China (Xizang), India (Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim) and Nepal.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11 mm (0.43 in). They have a long, slender, dark brown to black, glossy body.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Acrossus ritsemai at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved October 30, 2026.