Atholus coelestis (Marseul 1857)

Atholus coelestis, is a species of clown beetle found in Indo-Pacific regional countries such as Tajikistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, Java, Philippines, Indonesia, Celebes and Comores.^[1][2][3]

Description

Male is about 2.57 to 3.81 mm, whereas female is 3.09 to 3.57 mm in length. Body oval, and feebly depressed. Body color is black with shine. Tibiae, tarsi and antennae are reddish brown. Frontal stria of head is complete and carinate. The disk is densely covered with coarse punctures. Epipleura1 fossette of elytra sparsely clothed with fine punctures. Marginal epipleural stria and External subhumera1 stria are absent. Marginal elytra1 stria complete and deeply impressed. Pygidium with alutaceous ground sculpture. Propygidium sparsely and irregularly scattered with coarse punctures. Presternal keel is narrow and without carina1 stria.^[4]

References

Atholus coelestis adolah kumbang dari famili Histeridae. Spesies ko juo marupokan bagian dari ordo Coleoptera, kelas Insecta, filum Arthropoda, dan kingdom Animalia.

Kumbang iko punyo elitra nan pendek dan antena.

Rujuakan

• Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK.. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/Histeridae/match/1. Diakses pado 24 September 2012.