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Description:

(???)

Coleoptera: Polyphaga: Scarabaeiformia: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: ???

Comprimento/Length: ~1,5mm.

Largura/Width: ~1mm.

Hora/Hour (P = Photo / Foto)
P1: 20:30:02 / 08:30:02pm.
P2: 20:26:58 / 08:26:58pm.
P3: 20:29:34 / 08:29:34pm.
P4: 20:28:34 / 08:28:34pm.
P5: 20:29:58 / 08:29:58pm.
P6: 20:31:02 / 08:31:02pm.

Todas as fotos foram tiradas em 10 de Março de 2018. / All pictures were taken on the 10th of March, 2018.

Habitat:

Unknown. Found in an urban habitat on the 16th floor of a flat.

Desconhecido. Encontrado em habitat urbano no 16º andar de um prédio.

Notes:

Tudo o que sei sobre esse besouro é que é um membro da ordem Coleoptera, subordem Polyphaga, infraordem Scarabaeiformia, superfamília Scarabaeoidea, família Scarabaeidae e subfamília Aphodiinae. Suspeito da tribo Eupariini e do gênero Ataenius mas não há certezas, então deixarei como não identificado. Esse micro besouro media cerca de 1,5mm de comprimento e 1mm de largura. Os élitros eram altamente estriados com rasas e curtas fossas entre as mesmas. O corpo era alongado e o besouro em si era achatado. A cabeça era lisa. Pelo que pude ver, as metatíbias eram de coloração vermelho-amarronzadas e possuíam três processos apicais distais ao corpo. Demais pernas com a mesma coloração. Não possuo certeza quanto a aparência exata do pronotro; nas imagens parece liso sem maiores detalhes mas foto engana e eu não me atentei a isto. As antenas parecem possuir 9 segmentos, sem certezas. Maiores informações serão apreciadas e creditadas, mas não sei se é possível apenas com estas imagens.

ENGLISH VERSION HERE:

All I know is that this is a member of the order Coleoptera, suborder Polyphaga, infraorder Scarabaeiformia, superfamily Scarabaeoidea, family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Aphodiinae. I suspect upon the tribe Eupariini and genus Ataenius but I can't be sure, so I'll leave this as unidentified for now. This micro beetle measured around 1,5mm in length and 1mm in width. The elytra had many stretch marks with shallow and short inbetweens. The body is elongate and the beetle itself was flat. The head was smooth. From what I could see, the metatibiae possessed a reddish-brown coloring and three apical spurs distally from the body. The other legs had the same coloring. I'm not sure about the exact appearance of the pronotrum; in the images it seems smooth without any bigger details but pictures can deceive and I didn't take notice personally. The antennae seemed to possess around 9 segments, with no certainty on this. Further information will be appreciated and credited, although I'm unsure if it is possible with these pictures alone.

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3 Comments

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Your welcome, Oscar Neto....

Oscar Neto
Oscar Neto 6 years ago

Thank you maple :)

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Six, very pretty, Beetle photos....

Oscar Neto
Spotted by
Oscar Neto

Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

Spotted on Mar 10, 2018
Submitted on Apr 4, 2018

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