Isonychus penai
| Isonychus penai | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Isonychus |
| Species: | I. penai
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| Binomial name | |
| Isonychus penai Frey, 1966
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Isonychus penai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Ecuador.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5.5 mm. Males are black and shiny and the pronotum has erect dark, silvery shiny hairs, while the elytra are covered with appressed silvery, dark, and fairly long hairs. The pygidium, underside and legs all have appressed light grey hairs. The antennae of both the males and females are black, and the legs are dark brown. In females, the head and pronotum are black, the elytra brown and the pronotum is covered with erect, appressed, longer hairs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Isonychus penai 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 February 25, 2026.
- ^ a b Frey, G. (1966). "Neue Melolonthidae (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 17: 326–332. Retrieved February 25, 2026.