Euphoresia viridicans
| Euphoresia viridicans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Euphoresia |
| Species: | E. viridicans
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphoresia viridicans Brenske, 1901
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Euphoresia viridicans 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 9 mm. They are very similar to Euphoresia ludificans, but slightly smaller, relatively wider and entirely green. The scales on the frons are stronger. On the pronotum, they are much denser laterally, so that they merge and form a white patch of scales. The scutellum has a broadly rounded tip and is scaled only at the anterior corners. On the elytra, the sutures of the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th costa are narrower than in E. ludificans and much narrower than the 2nd, 4th, and 5th costa.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Euphoresia viridicans 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 5, 2026.
- ^ a b Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (2–3): 187–234. Retrieved February 5, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.