Psammoecus simoni

Psammoecus simoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Cucujoidea
Family:	Silvanidae
Genus:	Psammoecus
Species:	P. simoni
Binomial name
	Psammoecus simoni; Grouvelle, 1892
Synonyms
	Psammoecus simonis Grouvelle, 1892; Psammoecus stultus Grouvelle, 1912; Psammoecus simoni [sic]: Grouvelle 1908;

Psammoecus simoni, is a species of silvan flat bark beetle found in Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Madagascar, France (Réunion), and Seychelles.^[1]

Description

Average length is about 2.13 to 2.58 mm. The species has short oval habitus and black elytra with yellow maculae.^[1] There are two transverse characteristic spots on elytra and two small rounded spots near humeral angles. Transverse spots are interconnected by longitudinal sutural spot.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Yoshida T, Karner M, Hirowatari T. "A Revision of Taiwanese Species in the Genus Psammoecus Latreille (Coleoptera, Silvanidae)". Zoological Studies. 57: e18. doi:10.6620/zs.2018.57-18. PMC 6624643. PMID 31966258.
^ Pal TK (December 1984). "Silvanidae (Coleoptera: Clavicornia) from Southern India and Srilanka in Museum D'Histoire Naturelle De Genève". Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 81 (3–4): 339–56.

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[Revision-1] Yoshida T, Karner M, Hirowatari T. "A Revision of Taiwanese Species in the Genus Psammoecus Latreille (Coleoptera, Silvanidae)". Zoological Studies. 57: e18. doi:10.6620/zs.2018.57-18. PMC 6624643. PMID 31966258.

[2] Pal TK (December 1984). "Silvanidae (Coleoptera: Clavicornia) from Southern India and Srilanka in Museum D'Histoire Naturelle De Genève". Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 81 (3–4): 339–56.

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