Euphoresia semnionis
| Euphoresia semnionis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Euphoresia |
| Species: | E. semnionis
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphoresia semnionis Brenske, 1900
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Euphoresia semnionis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.8 mm. There are broad dark-spotted furrows on the elytra, covered with two rows of very fine white scales, which border the smooth, uniformly brown-coloured intervals, on the sides of which are larger, snow-white scales, singly or crowded into small spots.[3]
Subspecies
- Euphoresia semnionis semnionis (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Euphoresia semnionis luluensis Burgeon, 1942 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Euphoresia semnionis tinantae Burgeon, 1942 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Euphoresia semnionis 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 10, 2026.
- ^ a b Brenske, E. (1900). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. IV". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 45: 39–96. Retrieved February 10, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.