Paragymnopleurus

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Paragymnopleurus
Paragymnopleurus sinuatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Scarabaeinae
Tribe: Scarabaeini
Genus: Paragymnopleurus
Shipp, 1897
Synonyms

Progymnopleurus Garreta, 1914

Paragymnopleurus[1] is a genus of Asian dung beetles in the tribe Scarabaeini. Species have been recorded from Asia.[2]

Description[edit]

Paragymnopleurus are medium-sized, powerful scarab beetles, often black with a metallic lustre. The head is broad and shovel-shaped, the body short and broad. The pronotum is at least as wide as the elytra, which lack dotted stripes. The legs are powerful, with large teeth on the outsides. The forelegs have tarsi which are very short and slender. The body surface often seems somewhat rough or dented, and many species have patterns of hair-like scales.

Species[edit]

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility[2] lists:

  1. Paragymnopleurus ambiguus Janssens, 1945
  2. Paragymnopleurus brahminus (Waterhouse, 1890)
  3. Paragymnopleurus martinezi (Balthasar, 1955)
  4. Paragymnopleurus maurus (Sharp, 1875)
  5. Paragymnopleurus melanarius (von Harold, 1867)
  6. Paragymnopleurus planus (Sharp, 1875)
  7. Paragymnopleurus rudis (Sharp, 1875)
  8. Paragymnopleurus sinuatus (Olivier, 1789)
  9. Paragymnopleurus sparsus (Sharp, 1875)
  10. Paragymnopleurus spinotus Boucomont, 1914
  11. Paragymnopleurus stipes (Sharp, 1875)
  12. Paragymnopleurus striatus (Sharp, 1875)
  13. Paragymnopleurus sumatrensis Ochi & Kon, 1997

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shipp JW (1897) On the genus Gymnopleurus Illiger, with a list of species and descriptions of two new genera. The Entomologist 30:62-66; 131-135; 166-168.
  2. ^ a b GBIF: Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 1897 (retrieved 23 August 2021)

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