Calometopus lineosus

Calometopus lineosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Calometopus
Species:
C. lineosus
Binomial name
Calometopus lineosus
Ricchiardi, 2001

Calometopus lineosus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast and Nigeria.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.3–10 mm (0.37–0.39 in). The body is brownish, with the head and pronotum black. They are covered with long white scales, except for the elytra and pygidium.

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Calometopus lineosus 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Ricchiardi, E. (2001). "Notes (I) for the revision of the genus Calometopus Blanchard, 1850, with descriptions of six new species (Coleoptera: Cetoniidae)". Elytron. 15: 129-144. Retrieved May 12, 2026.