Rhyssemodes orientalis

Rhyssemodes orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Rhyssemodes
Species:
R. orientalis
Binomial name
Rhyssemodes orientalis
(Mulsant & Godart, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Rhyssemus orientalis Mulsant & Godart, 1874
  • Rhyssemodes aspericeps Reitter, 1892
  • Rhyssemodes koltzei Petrovitz
  • Rhyssemus bremeri Endrödi, 1979
  • Rhyssemodes parvus Balthasar, 1963
  • Rhyssemodes reitteri Orbigny, 1896
  • Rhyssemodes transversus Reitter, 1892
  • Rhyssemus hybridus Reitter, 1892
  • Rhyssemus obsoletus Reitter, 1887
  • Rhyssemus gemmifer Marseul, 1878
  • Rhyssemus aspericeps Chevrolat, 1861

Rhyssemodes orientalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Canary Islands, China (Qinghai, Xinjiang), Egypt, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, Russia (including the Russian Far East), Saudi Arabia, Spain, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Mauritania and Sudan.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3–3.8 mm (0.12–0.15 in). They have an elongate, glossy body. The head and pronotum are blackish-brown, while the elytra are sometimes dark reddish-brown. The anterior margin of the head, the anterior angles of the pronotum and the legs are lighter reddish-brown.

References

  1. ↑ "Rhyssemodes orientalis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved November 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Rhyssemodes orientalis 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 November 13, 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 November 13, 2026.