Schizonycha filiola

Schizonycha filiola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Schizonycha
Species:
S. filiola
Binomial name
Schizonycha filiola
Moser, 1917

Schizonycha filiola is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9-9.5 mm. They are yellowish-brown, with the head, pronotum, and scutellum reddish-brown. The head is granularly punctate, the punctures with minute scale-like setae. The lateral margins of the pronotum are weakly notched and fringed and the surface is moderately densely and irregularly covered with strong punctures, which are minutely bristled. The elytra are punctate, the punctures with minute scale-like setae. The underside has only very few punctures in the middle.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) filiola 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.
  3. ^ a b Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 23, 2026.