Saprinus ornatus

Saprinus ornatus is a species of clown beetles belonging to the family Histeridae.[3]

Saprinus ornatus
Saprinus ornatus from Tunisia. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Superfamily:
Histeroidea
Family:
Histeridae
Subfamily:
Histerinae
Genus:
Saprinus
Species:
S. ornatus
Binomial name
Saprinus ornatus
Erichson, 1834
Synonyms
  • Saprinus osiris Marseul, 1862 [1]
  • Hister fasciolatus Gebler, 1845
  • Saprinus equestris Erichson, 1843

[2]

Description

These scavenger beetles can reach a length of about 7 millimetres (0.28 in). Elytra are black, with two orange markings.

Distribution

This species is present in the European Turkey, in North Africa, Northern Asia (excluding China) and Southern Asia.[4][5]

References
  1. Fabio Penati; Pierpaolo Vienna An updated catalogue of the Histeridae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Arabian peninsula, with biogeographical remarks
  2. GBIF
  3. Biolib
  4. ITIS
  5. Fauna europaea


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