Pseudotrochalus ertli
| Pseudotrochalus ertli | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pseudotrochalus |
| Species: | P. ertli
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudotrochalus ertli Moser, 1919
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Pseudotrochalus ertli is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Zambia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10.5 mm. They are very similar to Pseudotrochalus praecellens, with the same shape and colouration. The clypeus is somewhat more strongly tapered anteriorly, the pronotum is more finely and widely punctate, and the posterior angles of the pronotum are more broadly rounded. In the rows of punctures on the elytra, the punctures are more widely spaced than in praecellens, the intervals between the rows are even shallower, and the punctures are weaker. The punctation of the pygidium is also somewhat finer.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pseudotrochalus ertli 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 22, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1919). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) X." (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 80 (2): 330–364. Retrieved February 22, 2026.