{{Short description|Species of beetle}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | image2 = | image2_caption = | genus= Paramicroplus | species = brevis | authority = (Blanchard, 1850) | synonyms = *''Microplus brevis'' <small>Blanchard, 1850</small> }} '''''Paramicroplus brevis''''' is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.<ref>[https://www.gbif.org/species/1051232 Global Biodiversity Information Facility]</ref> It is found in Madagascar.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last= Schoolmeesters|first= P.|date= 2025|title= ''Paramicroplus brevis'' at Catalogue of Life|url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/7622B|website= World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16).|location= Amsterdam, Netherlands|publisher= Catalogue of Life Foundation|access-date=April 7, 2026}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
== Description == Adults reach a length of about {{cvt|3-3.5|mm}}. They have a short body. The upper surface is brownish-orange or reddish with oval, scaly hairs.<ref name=":2">{{cite journal|last1=Lacroix|first1=M.|date= 1998|title= Insectes Coléoptères Hopliidae (2e partie).|url= https://archive.org/download/faunedemadagasc88lacra/faunedemadagasc88lacra.pdf|journal=Faune de Madagascar|volume=88|issue=2|publisher= |pages= 401-755|doi= |access-date= April 7, 2026}}</ref>
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Category:Beetles described in 1850 Category:Beetles of Madagascar Category:Paramicroplus Category:Taxa named by Émile Blanchard
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