Heterochelus denticeps
| Heterochelus denticeps | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heterochelus |
| Species: | H. denticeps
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterochelus denticeps (Wiedemann, 1821)
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Heterochelus denticeps is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5–5.5 mm (0.20–0.22 in). They are black, with the elytra and legs brick-red, scaleless except on the scutellum, and with a narrow band of yellowish scales on the edge of the propygidium and on the sides of the abdomen. The head is clothed with fulvous hairs. The pronotum is punctate, but not along the base. The punctures each bear a flavescent, erect hair but are not very dense.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heterochelus denticeps 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.