Schizonycha affinis
| Schizonycha affinis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. affinis
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| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha affinis Boheman, 1857
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Schizonycha affinis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, Free State, Mpumalanga, North West) and Zimbabwe.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11 mm. They are yellowish-brown, but the head, pronotum, scutellum and legs are red. The head is robust, somewhat wrinkled and punctured and the antennae are brown. The pronotum is quite densely covered with coarse punctures, which are irregularly spaced. The punctures have minute setae, which are more distinct on the sides of the pronotum than in the middle. The elytra are covered with tiny, bristly punctures.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) affinis 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 23, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 23, 2026.