Heterochelus ochraceus
| Heterochelus ochraceus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heterochelus |
| Species: | H. ochraceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterochelus ochraceus Burmeister, 1844
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Heterochelus ochraceus 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 5.5–5.75 mm (0.217–0.226 in). They are black, but entirely covered on the upper side. The pygidium and abdomen with minute bright yellow scales forming a nearly non-interrupted coating. The legs are reddish. The head is hairy and the pronotum is fringed along the anterior and lateral margins with long, flavescent setae, and distinctly grooved longitudinally in the centre.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heterochelus ochraceus 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.