Cyrtotrochalus nitens
| Cyrtotrochalus nitens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtotrochalus |
| Species: | C. nitens
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtotrochalus nitens Frey, 1968
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Cyrtotrochalus nitens is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Guinea.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10–11 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are dark brown (but the antennae are yellow) and shiny, the upper surface without hairs and the underside with a few ventral setae. The pronotum and scutellum are rather densely and finely punctate. The elytra are equally finely, but somewhat less densely punctate, with clearly visible striae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Cyrtotrochalus nitens 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 15, 2026.
- ^ a b Frey, G. (1968). "Neue Sericiden aus Afrika und Madagascar mit Bestimmungstabelle der westafrikanischen Aulacoserica-Arten (Col. Melolonth.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 19: 199–228. Retrieved January 15, 2026.