Trochalus diversirostris
| Trochalus diversirostris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. diversirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus diversirostris Frey, 1963
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Trochalus diversirostris is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.5–8 mm. They have a reddish-brown to dark reddish-brown, compact body. The upper and lower surfaces are smooth, with only a thin row of short hairs on the ventral segments (apart from the legs). The clypeus is evenly and finely punctate, while the frons and vertex are considerably more densely and somewhat unevenly punctate. The pronotum is densely, evenly, and finely punctate, as is the scutellum. The elytra and pygidium are punctate like the clypeus. The antennae are light brown.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) diversirostris 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 Frey, G. (1963). "Neue Coprophagen und Melolonthiden mit Bestimmungstabellen (Col.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 14 (2): 550–559. Retrieved February 22, 2026.