Euphoresia excellens
| Euphoresia excellens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Euphoresia |
| Species: | E. excellens
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphoresia excellens Frey, 1968
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Euphoresia excellens is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
The upper and lower surfaces are reddish-brown (but the antennae are yellow) and dull, with only the clypeus slightly shiny. The pronotum and elytra have symmetrically arranged dark green spots. There is an elongated spot and on each side a larger, rounded spot at the base in the middle on the pronotum.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Euphoresia excellens 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.