Canudema homhil
| Canudema homhil | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Canudema |
| Species: | C. homhil
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| Binomial name | |
| Canudema homhil Král, Sehnal & Bezděk, 2012
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Canudema homhil is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Yemen (Socotra).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11.7–15.3 mm. They have an elongate, almost parallel, black body, with the extremities and elytra dark brownish. The pronotum and elytra are finely whitish tomentose, with small whitish hairs.[3]
Etymology
The species is named for the area of origin of the species, the Homhil basin.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Canudema homhil 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 February 20, 2026.
- ^ a b c Král, D.; Sehnal, R.; Bezděk, A. (2012). "Tanyproctini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) of Socotra Island" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 52 (2): 153–182. Retrieved February 20, 2026.