Dichecephala heteropyga

Dichecephala heteropyga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Dichecephala
Species:
D. heteropyga
Binomial name
Dichecephala heteropyga
Moser, 1917

Dichecephala heteropyga is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are yellowish-brown and shiny. The head is finely punctate. The pronotum is quite densely punctured and the elytra are punctate, with unpunctate, narrow ribs, which are indented by rows of closely spaced punctures.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Dichecephala heteropyga 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 23, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 23, 2026.