Euphoresia albosparsa

Euphoresia albosparsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Euphoresia
Species:
E. albosparsa
Binomial name
Euphoresia albosparsa
Moser, 1913

Euphoresia albosparsa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12 mm. The upper surface (except for the brown, glossy clypeus) is dirty olive-green and dull. The clypeus is strongly punctate. The punctures bear erect setae in the anterior part, and white scales are present before the clypeus suture. Apart from a ring of white scales next to the eyes, the frons shows only a few scattered scales. The pronotum is also very sparsely covered with white scales, which are almost entirely absent in the middle. The elytra are evenly ribbed and white-speckled.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Euphoresia albosparsa 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 February 18, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Moser, J. (1913). "Zwei neue Arten der Melolonthiden-Gattung Euphoresia" (PDF). Revue Zoologique Africaine. 3: 179–181. Retrieved February 18, 2026.