Heterochelus gonager
| Heterochelus gonager | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heterochelus |
| Species: | H. gonager
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterochelus gonager (Fabricius, 1781)
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Heterochelus gonager 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 6–6.5 mm (0.24–0.26 in). The head, pronotum and underside are black, although the abdomen is sometimes dark brown. The elytra are dark brown, densely covered with small, short oval, yellow scales. The pronotum has similar scales, but these are less numerous. Furthmore, there are long, yellow, stiff hairs on the sides.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heterochelus gonager 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.