Heterochelus miserabilis
| Heterochelus miserabilis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heterochelus |
| Species: | H. miserabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterochelus miserabilis Blanchard, 1850
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Heterochelus miserabilis 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 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in). The head and pronotum are black, while the abdomen, legs, and elytra are reddish-brown. The latter is sparsely covered with scattered yellow scales. These scales are sometimes are arranged in rows. The rest is dark and finely pubescent. In subspecies obscurus, the elytra and legs are also black and the elytra only have a few yellow scales at the tip, while the rest is quite densely covered with dark and fine hairs.[3]
Subspecies
- Heterochelus miserabilis miserabilis (Western Cape)
- Heterochelus miserabilis obscurus Kulzer, 1960 (Western Cape)
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heterochelus miserabilis 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 8, 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 8, 2026.