Heterochelus egens
| Heterochelus egens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heterochelus |
| Species: | H. egens
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterochelus egens Péringuey, 1902
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Heterochelus egens is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4–4.5 mm (0.16–0.18 in). They are black, covered with greyish scales and sometimes with a slight flavescent tinge on the whole surface as well as on the pygidium and the sides of the abdomen. The legs are rufescent. The head and pronotum are densely squamose, with the scales being similar to those of the elytra, but not so closely set. The scutellum is scaly.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heterochelus egens 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 9, 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 9, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.