Schizonycha diredauana
| Schizonycha diredauana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. diredauana
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| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha diredauana Moser, 1917
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Schizonycha diredauana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Ethiopia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 15–17 mm. They are reddish-brown and shiny. The frons is rather sparsely punctured and the antennae are brown. The pronotum is slightly wrinkled and irregularly covered with coarse punctures. The scutellum is sparsely punctured. The elytra are weakly wrinkled and moderately densely covered with punctures, with tiny light setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) diredauana 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.