Isonychus variipennis

Isonychus variipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Isonychus
Species:
I. variipennis
Binomial name
Isonychus variipennis
Moser, 1918

Isonychus variipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Bolivia.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9–10 mm. They are brown with grey hairs and with an elongate body. The head is punctate and the antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is densely punctate, the punctures covered with hairs, with a few interspersed erect hairs. The elytra are striate, the intervals being alternately narrow and the broad. In addition to the grey pubescence, the elytra also have short erect hairs and irregularly placed dark and light spots. The light spots (which are sometimes absent) consist of stronger bristle-like hairs.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Isonychus variipennis 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.
  3. ^ a b Moser, J. (1918). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) VII" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 293–356. Retrieved January 21, 2026.