Pseudesymus

Pseudesymus
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: Pseudesymus
Orbigny, 1896
Species:
P. lucidus
Binomial name
Pseudesymus lucidus
(Klug, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius (Pseudesymus) Orbigny, 1896
  • Aphodius lucidus Klug, 1830
  • Aphodius taeniatus Wollaston, 1864

Pseudesymus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Pseudesymus lucidus, which is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, the Canary Islands, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5–6 mm (0.18–0.24 in). They have an elongate, subcylindrical, convex, shiny, glabrous body. The head and pronotum are black, the latter with the front angles testaceous. The scutellum is blackish and the elytra are pale yellow. The legs are reddish and the antennal club is yellowish.

References

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  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pseudesymus lucidus 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 26, 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 26, 2026.