Tanyproctus nitidus

Tanyproctus nitidus
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. nitidus
Binomial name
Tanyproctus nitidus
Petrovitz, 1968

Tanyproctus nitidus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Iran.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.2 mm. They are very similar to Tanyproctus iranicus, but the clypeus is not conically elongated, but broad, almost rectangular, with rounded corners, sparsely punctate, and the vertex also has smaller and rough punctation. The sides of the pronotum are not notched and the punctation is small and sparse. The suture of the elytra is distinctly raised.

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tanyproctus (Tanyproctus) nitidus 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 Petrovitz, R. (1968). "Neue Tanyproctus- und Atanyproctus-Arten (Pachydemini, Melolonthinae, Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 19: 237–247. Retrieved February 24, 2026.