Psammoecus simoni

Psammoecus simoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Cucujoidea
Family:
Silvanidae
Genus:
Psammoecus
Species:
P. simoni
Binomial name
Psammoecus simoni
Grouvelle, 1892
Synonyms
  • Psammoecus simonis Grouvelle, 1892
  • Psammoecus stultus Grouvelle, 1912
  • Psammoecus simoni [sic]: Grouvelle 1908

Psammoecus simoni, is a species of silvan flat bark beetle found in Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Madagascar, France (Réunion), and Seychelles.[1]

Description

Average length is about 2.13 to 2.58 mm. The species has short oval habitus and black elytra with yellow maculae.[1] There are two transverse characteristic spots on elytra and two small rounded spots near humeral angles. Transverse spots are interconnected by longitudinal sutural spot.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Yoshida T, Karner M, Hirowatari T. "A Revision of Taiwanese Species in the Genus Psammoecus Latreille (Coleoptera, Silvanidae)". Zoological Studies. 57: e18. doi:10.6620/zs.2018.57-18. PMC 6624643. PMID 31966258.
  2. ^ Pal TK (December 1984). "Silvanidae (Coleoptera: Clavicornia) from Southern India and Srilanka in Museum D'Histoire Naturelle De Genève". Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 81 (3–4): 339–56.


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