Heterochelus senilis
| Heterochelus senilis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heterochelus |
| Species: | H. senilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterochelus senilis Péringuey, 1902
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Heterochelus senilis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Eastern Cape, Western Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5–5.25 mm (0.197–0.207 in). Males are black, with the elytra light testaceous but infuscate laterally. The scutellum, apical margin of the elytra, pygidial part and abdomen are clothed with yellowish scales, and the under side is densely pubescent. The pronotum is clothed with a long greyish pubescence, and has a few appressed hairs of the same colour along the base. Females are similar to the males, but the legs are reddish, and the scales on the elytra occur along the apical margin only.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heterochelus senilis 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 11, 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 11, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.