Schizonycha bicolorata
| Schizonycha bicolorata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. bicolorata
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| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha bicolorata Moser, 1917
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Schizonycha bicolorata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Angola.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 15 mm. They are yellowish-brown, with the head and pronotum red. The head is somewhat granularly punctate, with the punctures being very widely spaced in the middle of the frons. The antennae are brown, with a lighter club. The surface of the pronotum is densely punctured. Each puncture with a tiny seta. The scutellum has only a few fine punctures and the elytra are slightly wrinkled, the punctures with minute setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) bicolorata 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 January 29, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1917). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) VI" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 78: 54–97. Retrieved January 29, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.