Calamosternus prusai

Calamosternus prusai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Calamosternus
Species:
C. prusai
Binomial name
Calamosternus prusai
(Tesař, 1945)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius (Calamosternus) prusai Tesař, 1945

Calamosternus prusai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Korea.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5 mm (0.18–0.20 in). They have an elongate, moderately convex, shiny, glabrous body, with the head, pronotum and scutellum dark brown to blackish-brown. The anterior margin of the head and the anterior angles of the pronotum are yellowish-brown. The elytra are lighter reddish-brown, with the sutural interval darker and the striae blackened. The legs are brown.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Calamosternus prusai 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 November 10, 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 November 10, 2026.