Heterochelus bisignatus
| Heterochelus bisignatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heterochelus |
| Species: | H. bisignatus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Heterochelus bisignatus Blanchard, 1850
| |
Heterochelus bisignatus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5 mm (0.20 in). The size of Heterochelus binotatus, but a little larger. The under side has white hairs and the pronotum is punctate, setose and deeply sulcate behind in the centre. The scutellum is clothed with yellow scales and the elytra are slightly tri-costate, with the intervals filled with fulvous scales. The pygidium is flavescent and has two fuscous patches. The legs are piceous.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heterochelus bisignatus 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 March 11, 2026.
- ^ a b Péringuey, L. (1902). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae), Sub-families: Rutelinae, Hopliinae". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 12: 561–920. Retrieved March 11, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.