Trochalus crampelanus
| Trochalus crampelanus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. crampelanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus crampelanus Moser, 1917
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Trochalus crampelanus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in western Africa and the Central African Republic.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm. They are dull, blackish-brown above and brown below, and the middle of the thorax and the legs are shiny. The head is smooth behind the anterior margin, the vertex is dull and the antennae are reddish-yellow, with a yellow club. The pronotum is densely punctate and the punctures on the elytra are quite close together. Rows of punctures are not visible, only faint longitudinal lines. Next to the sides of the elytra, there are a few small yellow setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) crampelanus 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 January 29, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1917). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) VI" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 78: 54–97. Retrieved January 29, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.