Heterochelus blandulus
| Heterochelus blandulus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heterochelus |
| Species: | H. blandulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterochelus blandulus Kulzer, 1960
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Heterochelus blandulus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Botswana and South Africa (North West).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6 mm (0.24 in). They are black, with the legs somewhat lighter, and the elytra light reddish-brown. The base of the pronotum, elytra, pygidium, propygidium and abdomen are densely covered with small, yellow, round scales. Furthermore, the pronotum and the entire underside (and partly also the legs) have long, white hairs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heterochelus blandulus 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 6, 2026.
- ^ a b Kulzer, H. (1960). "Revision der Dichelus Untergattungen Heterochelus Burm. und Ischnochelus Burm. (Col. Melolonth.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 11: 433–580. Retrieved March 6, 2026.