Heterochelus pulverosus
| Heterochelus pulverosus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heterochelus |
| Species: | H. pulverosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterochelus pulverosus Burmeister, 1844
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Heterochelus pulverosus 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 5.25 mm (0.207 in). They are black, with the elytra briefly pilose and with a somewhat interrupted band of yellow scales along the suture, which borders also the apical margin. The propygidium and sides of the abdomen are clothed with yellow scales and the pygidium is hairless. The head and pronotum are briefly pubescent, with the pubescence black.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heterochelus pulverosus 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 12, 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 12, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.