Platyderides klapperichi

Platyderides klapperichi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Platyderides
Species:
P. klapperichi
Binomial name
Platyderides klapperichi
(Balthasar, 1942)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius (Platyderides) klapperichi Balthasar, 1942

Platyderides klapperichi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in China (Fujian).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in). They have an elongate-oval, convex, glossy, black body. The anterior margin of the head, the lateral margins of the pronotum and the tips of the elytra are reddish, the latter with short, pale hairs toward the rear. The antennal club is yellowish-brown.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Platyderides klapperichi 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 28, 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 28, 2026.