Sphaerotrochalus madibiranus

Sphaerotrochalus madibiranus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Sphaerotrochalus
Species:
S. madibiranus
Binomial name
Sphaerotrochalus madibiranus
Moser, 1919

Sphaerotrochalus madibiranus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. They are black and weakly glossy. The frons and clypeus (behind the transverse keel) are somewhat wrinkled and punctate. The pronotum is densely punctate and on the scutellum, the punctures are somewhat more widely spaced. The intervals on the elytra are only very slightly convex, almost flat.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sphaerotrochalus madibiranus 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.
  3. ^ 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.