Schizonycha microphylla

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

Schizonycha microphylla is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Kenya.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10.5 mm. They are yellowish-brown, with the head, pronotum, scutellum and legs red. The head is granularly punctate. The lateral margins of the pronotum are setate, and the surface is quite densely covered with strong punctures with minute scales. The elytra are punctate and covered with minute, bristle-like scales, spaced somewhat further apart than on the pronotum.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) microphylla 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.