Gymnoschiza setiventris
| Gymnoschiza setiventris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Gymnoschiza |
| Species: | G. setiventris
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnoschiza setiventris Moser, 1917
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Gymnoschiza setiventris is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 17 mm. They are reddish-brown, with the head and pronotum darker. The head is covered with large, flat, erect-bristle-like punctures. The lateral margins of the pronotum are notched and have yellow setae. The surface is punctured. The punctures are large and flat and have small setae. The scutellum is covered with short-bristle-like punctures. The elytra are very finely leathery and sculpted. They are quite densely punctured, the punctures covered with short, erect setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gymnoschiza setiventris 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 January 29, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1917). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) VI" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 78: 54–97. Retrieved January 29, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.