Heterochelus simulans
| Heterochelus simulans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heterochelus |
| Species: | H. simulans
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterochelus simulans Péringuey, 1902
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Heterochelus simulans 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 3–4.5 mm (0.12–0.18 in). They are very similar to Heterochelus forcipatus. The size and shape of the hind legs are the same, but the head is quadridentate and the outer teeth are not so developed nor so reflexed. Furthermore, the elytra are somewhat bi-costulate on each side and have three or four bands of orange-yellow nearly contiguous scales, and the propygidium, pygidium, and abdomen are clothed with similar scales, but the pygidium also has two basal dark patches.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heterochelus simulans 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.