Adoretus congoensis
| Adoretus congoensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Adoretus |
| Species: | A. congoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Adoretus congoensis Frey, 1968
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Adoretus congoensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.5–10.5 mm. The upper surface and antennae are dark brown, while the underside and legs are brown. The head, pronotum, scutellum, elytra and underside are fairly uniformly, not very densely, covered with thin and short, light grey setae. On the pygidium, these setae are longer and tufted in the middle of the pygidium.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Adoretus (Adoretus) congoensis at Catalogue of Life". 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- ^ a b Frey, G. (1968). "Melolonthini und Rutelini der Expedition des Ungarischen Nationalmuseums nach Kongo/Brazzaville (Col.) (The scientific results of hungarian soil zoological expedition to the Brazzaville-Congo Nr.28)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 19: 151–163. Retrieved January 16, 2026.