Dichelus expansus
| Dichelus expansus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Dichelus |
| Species: | D. expansus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichelus expansus Péringuey, 1902
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Dichelus expansus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in). Males resemble Dichelus dentipes in general build and also in the shape of the hind legs, but it is differentiated by the colour of the body which is black, but has a greenish, metallic tinge, the elytra are redder and opaque, but clothed with the same greyish pubescence, and the legs are of the same colour as the elytra. Females are also like females of D. dentipes, but have two distinct hairless patches on each side of the pygidium.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Dichelus (Dichelus) expansus 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
- ^ a b Péringuey, L. (1902). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae), Sub-families: Rutelinae, Hopliinae". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 12: 561–920. Retrieved March 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.