Schizonycha microlepida
| Schizonycha microlepida | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. microlepida
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| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha microlepida Moser, 1919
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Schizonycha microlepida is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9–10 mm. They are reddish-brown, with the pronotum, scutellum and legs red. The head is granularly punctate and the punctures are covered with pale setae. The clypeus is rounded. The pronotum is strongly tapered anteriorly and posteriorly, slightly constricted behind the anterior margin. The ridge at the posterior margin is smooth, the punctures are needle-like and become somewhat granular towards the anterior margin. The elytra, like the pygidium, show a fine, leathery sculpture and the appressed white setae are scale-like.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) microlepida 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 February 23, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1919). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) X." (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 80 (2): 330–364. Retrieved February 23, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.