Tanyproctus batangicus

Tanyproctus batangicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Tanyproctus
Species:
T. batangicus
Binomial name
Tanyproctus batangicus
Keith, 2009

Tanyproctus batangicus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in China (Sichuan).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They have an oval, shiny, entirely blackish body, with the appendages partly slightly lighter.

Etymology

The species name refers to its type location, Batang in Sichuan (China).

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tanyproctus (Tanyproctus) batangicus 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 February 24, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Keith, D. (2009). "Contribution à la connaissance de la faune des Pachydeminae asiatiques (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Bulletin de l’Institut Royal Des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. 79: 73–88. Retrieved February 24, 2026.