Trochalus ardoini
| Trochalus ardoini | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. ardoini
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| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus ardoini Frey, 1968
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Trochalus ardoini is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are dark reddish-brown and shiny. The antennae are yellow. The pronotum, scutellum, and elytra are densely and moderately finely punctate.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) ardoini 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. (1968). "elolonthini und Rutelini der Expedition des Ungarischen Nationalmuseums nach Kongo/Brazzaville (Col.) (The scientific results of hungarian soil zoological expedition to the Brazzaville-Congo Nr.28)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 19: 151–163. Retrieved January 15, 2026.