Khoina andreaei

Khoina andreaei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Khoina
Species:
K. andreaei
Binomial name
Khoina andreaei
Schein, 1959

Khoina andreaei 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 6 mm (0.24 in). They are black with light brown elytra, reddish-brown fore- and midlegs and black hindlegs. There are yellowish hairs on pronotum and scutellum, as well as on the sutural region of the elytra, which is otherwise covered with short black setae. The pygidial part and abdomen are hairy and are densely covered with yellowish scales.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Khoina andreaei 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 24, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Schein, H. (1959). "Die südafrikanischen Pachycnemini (Col., Hopliini)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 10 (1): 1–150. Retrieved March 24, 2026.