Elmomorphus jendeki

Elmomorphus jendeki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Dryopidae
Genus: Elmomorphus
Species:
E. jendeki
Binomial name
Elmomorphus jendeki
Kodada, Selnekovič & Jäch, 2024

Elmomorphus jendeki is a species of beetle of the family Dryopidae. This species is found in Vietnam.

Description

Adults reach a length of 3.47–3.85 mm (males) and 3.64–4.16 mm (females). Their body is broadly oval, strongly convex, widest around the midlength of the elytra and black. The mouthparts, antennae, trochanters and tarsi are reddish brown.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Eduard Jendek, a Slovak entomologist who provided a large number of Elmomorphus specimens for the study in which this species was described.[1]

References

  1. ^ Taxonomic revision of the genus Elmomorphus Sharp, 1888.II. Redescription of the genus and review of the species from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam (Coleoptera: Dryopidae)
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