Heterochelus consanguineus
| Heterochelus consanguineus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heterochelus |
| Species: | H. consanguineus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterochelus consanguineus Péringuey, 1902
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Heterochelus consanguineus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Eastern Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.75–6.75 mm (0.226–0.266 in). They are reddish brown with the clypeus black. They are similar to Heterochelus sulphureus, but the hairs and the scales are orange-yellow without any greenish tinge. The elytra are distinctly costate, the costae are bristly and have no scales, while the intervals are thickly covered with them. The pygidium is entirely clothed with yellow scales, and has no dark brown patch.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heterochelus consanguineus 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 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 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.