Heterochelus sexlineatus
| Heterochelus sexlineatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heterochelus |
| Species: | H. sexlineatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterochelus sexlineatus (Thunberg, 1818)
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Heterochelus sexlineatus 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 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in). They are very similar to Heterochelus vulpinus. The shape, vestiture, and disposition of the scales are similar, the colour of the elytra and legs is often metallic black, the scales are often whitish, but the distinctive character consists in the presence of a distinct spinose tooth in the inner part of the knee, and of two distinct ones, facing each other at the basal part of the tibias, at the beginning of the grooved part.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heterochelus sexlineatus 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 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 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.