Setylaides tsujii
| Setylaides tsujii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Setylaides |
| Species: | S. tsujii |
| Binomial name | |
| Setylaides tsujii Kakizoe, Kawahara & Ochi, 2021 | |
Setylaides tsujii is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Japan (Tsushima Island).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.36–4.65 mm (0.172–0.183 in). They have an elongate oval, robust, strongly convex body. The head and pronotum are shiny, black and glabrous. The elytra are glabrous, and covered with a greyish opalescent coating.
Life history
Specimens have been collected under the bark of fallen logs in laurel forests.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Mr. Naomichi Tsuji, who collected the holotype.
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Setylaides tsujii 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 12, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Kakizoe, S.; Kawahara, M.; Ochi, T. (2021). "A new species of the genus Setylaides Stebnicka, 1994 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae, Eupariini) from Tsushima Island, Japan". Kogane, Tokyo. 24: 8-12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
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