Pachycnema alternans
| Pachycnema alternans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pachycnema |
| Species: | P. alternans
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachycnema alternans Burmeister, 1844
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Pachycnema alternans is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape, Northern Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9–10.5 mm (0.35–0.41 in). The head and pronotum are black, while the elytra are reddish in both sexes. The pronotum has a marginal band of yellowish white scales, a median longitudinal line and three spots on each side of it. The elytra have three longitudinal bands of similar scales. The pygidium is clothed with yellow scales and the head is clothed with black hairs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pachycnema (Pachycnema) alternans 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 5, 2026.
- ^ a b Péringuey, L. (1902). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae), Sub-families: Rutelinae, Hopliinae". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 12: 561–920. Retrieved March 5, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.