Thaumastopeus nigritus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Thaumastopeus |
| Species: | T. nigritus
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| Binomial name | |
| Thaumastopeus nigritus Frölich, 1792
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Thaumastopeus nigritus is a species of scarab beetle belonging to subfamily Cetoniinae.
Taxonomy[edit]
This species was first described in 1792 by Josef Aloys Frölich under the name Cetonia nigrita. This species has two subspecies[1]:
- Thaumastopeus nigritus nigritus (Frölich, 1792)
- Thaumastopeus nigritus nigroaeneus (Waterhouse, 1841)
Morphology[edit]
A beetle with a body 27 to 28 mm long, quite flattened, and elongated in outline. The cuticle of the entire body is naked, shiny and black. The head has a long, deeply cut clypeus with sharp angles and a coarsely spotted surface. The pronotum has finely punctate lateral parts. The surface of the elytra is very smooth and slightly wrinkled on the sides and top. The mesosternum has a narrow interiliac, narrowing anteriorly. The sternum is slender and curved [2].
Distribution[edit]
An insect belonging to the Indomalaya, distributed from southern China, mainland India, Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia (including Java).[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Security check". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ a b Phisut ʻĒkʻamnūai (2008). Beetles of Thailand. Fascinating insects (2nd ed.). Chiang Mai, Thailand: Siam Insect Zoo & Museum. ISBN 978-974-289-045-2.