Macrodactylus zischkai

Macrodactylus zischkai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Macrodactylus
Species:
M. zischkai
Binomial name
Macrodactylus zischkai
Frey, 1966

Macrodactylus zischkai 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 shiny, with a light brown clypeus, dark green head and pronotum and brown elytra with a greenish sheen. The pygidium is light brown, but darkened apically. The underside is blackish-brown. The pronotum of the males is completely covered with white yellow appressed setae, while the pronotum of the females has two bare longitudinal stripes extending from the anterior margin to the base.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Macrodactylus zischkai 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.
  3. ^ a b Frey, G. (1966). "Neue Melolonthidae (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 17: 326–332. Retrieved February 25, 2026.