Trochalus alternans
| Trochalus alternans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. alternans
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| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus alternans (Frey, 1960)
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Trochalus alternans is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Namibia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9-9.5 mm. The head and underside are light brown and the pronotum and elytra are dark shiny brown. Both the upper and underside are smooth (except for the marginal setae on the posterior body segments). The surface of the pronotum and elytra is densely and rather coarsely punctate.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Epitrochalus) alternans 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 15, 2026.
- ^ a b Frey, G. (1960). "Neue und wenig bekannte Afrikanische Melolonthiden" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 11: 627–639. Retrieved January 15, 2026.