Euphoresia varievestis
| Euphoresia varievestis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Euphoresia |
| Species: | E. varievestis
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphoresia varievestis Moser, 1916
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Euphoresia varievestis 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 11.5 mm. They are blackish-brown and dull. The pronotum is greenish, with yellowish or whitish, narrow scales. The antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is rather sparsely scaled, with a central longitudinal band and an indistinct band on either side of it. On the elytra, the scales are very irregularly arranged, forming numerous spots, while there are also unscaled patches.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Euphoresia varievestis 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 16, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1916). "Neue Sericiden vom Belgischen Kongo (Col.)" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 233–268. Retrieved January 16, 2026.