Ischyrus impressopunctatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Erotylidae |
| Genus: | Ischyrus |
| Species: | I. impressopunctatus
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Ischyrus impressopunctatus is a species of beetle of the genus Ischyrus.[1]
Description
Its original description in Latin states that it is:[2]
"rufo-fulvus, oblongus, fortiter punctatus; capita nigro, thorace fulvo, fortiter punctato, disco punctis 3 nigris in linea transversa, margine antico dentibus 2 approximatis, postico 2 separatis nigris; elytris rufo-fulvis, sutura nigra, fortius punctato-striatis, interstitis subtiliter punctatis, fascia basali valde dilacerata, maculis 2 fulvis includente, fascia subapicali depauperata, macula parva apicali libera; corpore subtus rufo-piceo, prosterno rufo. L. 2 3/4 lin."
With an additional comment in English:
"Distinct by the coarse punctuation and the thorax with 3 black dots."
Range
An individual matching the original description was identified in Araçariguama, in São Paulo, Brazil in 2022.[3]
References
- ^ "Ischyrus impressopunctatus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ Crotch, George Robert (1901). A revision of the coleopterous family Erotylidae. Cambridge: University Press.
- ^ Lubiana, Tiago (2022-10-20). "Ischyrus impressopunctatus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-10-21.