Schizonycha kadleci
| Schizonycha kadleci | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. kadleci
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| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha kadleci Bezděk & Sehnal, 2014
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Schizonycha kadleci is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Yemen.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12.9–14.6 mm for males and 13.6–14.8 mm for females. The body is elongate, almost parallel and moderately convex. The dorsal and ventral surface are shiny, chestnut brown, with tiny, pale hairs. The dorsal surface of the head, pronotum, scutellum and elytra is covered with white short semi-erect scale-like hairs.[3]
Etymology
The species is named in honour Stanislav Kadlec, one of the collectors of the species.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) kadleci 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 February 20, 2026.
- ^ a b c Bezděk, A.; Sehnal, R. (2014). "Schizonycha kadleci sp.nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from western Yemen". Annales Zoologici. 64 (1): 37–43. Retrieved February 20, 2026.