''Ischyrus impressopunctatus'' is a species of

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of the genus ''

Ischyrus ''Ischyrus'' is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles in the family Erotylidae ''Ischyrus quadripunctatus'' Erotylidae, or the pleasing fungus beetles, is a family of beetles belonging to Cucujoidea containing over 100 genera. In the present ...

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Description

Its original description in

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states that it is: ''"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

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: "''Distinct by the coarse punctuation and the thorax with 3 black dots.''"

Range

An individual matching the original description was identified in

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, in

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in 2022.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q114803630 Erotylidae