Podotenoides

Podotenoides
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: Podotenoides
Paulian, 1942
Species:
P. jeannelianus
Binomial name
Podotenoides jeannelianus
(Balthasar, 1945)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius (Podotenoides) jeannelianus Balthasar, 1945
  • Podotenoides jeanneli Paulian, 1942

Podotenoides is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Podotenoides jeannelianus, which is found in eastern Africa.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5–6.5 mm (0.22–0.26 in). They have a rather elongate, convex body. The head and pronotum are shiny, while the elytra are dull. The sides of the pronotum and elytral interstices have short hairs. They are mostly dark brown, but part of the head, the sides of the pronotum and sometimes the elytra are paler. The legs are brown-reddish.

References

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