Isonychus chacoensis
| Isonychus chacoensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Isonychus |
| Species: | I. chacoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Isonychus chacoensis Moser, 1918
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Isonychus chacoensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Bolivia and Ecuador.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4–5 mm. They are black, while the legs and usually also the elytra are reddish-brown. The head is punctate and the antennae are blackish-brown. The pronotum is rather densely and strongly punctate, the punctures with yellowish hairs. The elytra are rather sparsely covered with yellowish hairs. The underside is covered everywhere, but not densely, with grey hairs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Isonychus chacoensis 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1918). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) VII" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 293–356. Retrieved January 21, 2026.