Pseuderytus

Pseuderytus
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: Pseuderytus
Hollande & Thérond, 1998
Species:
P. chobauti
Binomial name
Pseuderytus chobauti
(Clouët, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius (Erytus) chobauti Clouët, 1896
  • Aphodius (Mendidaphodius) oasis Baraud, 1976
  • Aphodius (Calamosternus) pseudounicolor Balthasar, 1960
  • Aphodius (Mendidius) saharicus Balthasar, 1941
  • Aphodius (Calamosternus) moltonii Schatzmayr, 1938

Pseuderytus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Pseuderytus chobauti, which is found in Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Mauretania, Morocco, Palestina, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in). They have an elongate, subcylindrical, convex, shiny, glabrous, reddish-testaceous body, with the head, pronotum and the lateral margins, base, and suture of the elytra dark brownish. The frontal suture and two spots on the sides of the pronotum are also dark brownish.

References

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  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pseuderytus chobauti 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, M.; Dellacasa, G. (2002). "Revision of the sibling species of Mendidaphodius linearis group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiidae)". Annali Del Museo Civico Di Storia Naturale “Giacomo Doria”. 94: 265-294. Retrieved October 19, 2026.