Chilothorax planus

Chilothorax planus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Chilothorax
Species:	C. planus
Binomial name
	Chilothorax planus; (Koshantschikov, 1894)
Synonyms
	Aphodius (Melinopterus) planus Koshantschikov, 1894; Aphodius transvolgensis Semenov, 1898;

Chilothorax planus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia (including Siberia), Turkmenistan and Ukraine.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5–6 mm (0.18–0.24 in). They have a narrow, fairly parallel, weakly convex, glossy body. The head and pronotum are black, with the sides of the latter somewhat lighter. The elytra are yellowish-brown with a blackish suture and blackish-brown markings. The legs are dark.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Chilothorax planus 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 3, 2026.
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 3, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Chilothorax planus 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 3, 2026.

[:2-3] 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 3, 2026.