Microteuchestes

Microteuchestes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Genus: Microteuchestes
Landin, 1974
Species:
M. brusewitzi
Binomial name
Microteuchestes brusewitzi
(Landin, 1974)
Synonyms
  • Colobopterus (Microteuchestes) Landin, 1974
  • Colobopterus (Microteuchestes) brusewitzi Landin, 1974

Microteuchestes is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Microteuchestes brusewitzi, which is found in Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and South Africa.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in). They have a short, stout, strongly convex, shiny, glabrous, black body, with the antennal club and legs brownish.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microteuchestes brusewitzi 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 October 12, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Dellacasa, G.; Bordat, P.; Dellacasa, M. (2000). "A revisional essay of world genus-group taxa of Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae)" (PDF). Memorie Della Società Entomologica Italiana, Genova. 79: 1-482. Retrieved October 12, 2026.