Trochalus conspicuus
| Trochalus conspicuus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. conspicuus
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| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus conspicuus Moser, 1919
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Trochalus conspicuus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10–11 mm. They are similar to Trochalus excellens. They are reddish-brown and silky shiny. The frons is densely punctate and the punctation on the clypeus is slightly wrinkled. The pronotum is similarly shaped to that of excellens and its surface moderately densely covered with fine punctures. The elytra have rows of punctures, the intervals with weakly wrinkled punctation. The first and third intervals are wider than the others. The pygidium is more or less densely covered with umbilical punctures.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) conspicuus 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 22, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1919). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) X." (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 80 (2): 330–364. Retrieved February 22, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.