Trochalus iridescens
| Trochalus iridescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. iridescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus iridescens Frey, 1968
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Trochalus iridescens is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Zambia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8–9 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are dark reddish-brown and shiny and the elytra are strongly iridescent. The upper surface of the clypeus (except for the smooth anterior margin, which bears only a double row of fine punctures at its uppermost boundary) is densely but not very coarsely punctured. The frons and vertex are moderately and densely punctured (except for the almost smooth posterior margin). The pronotum is densely punctured and the elytra are punctured somewhat more coarsely than the pronotum.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) iridescens 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). "Neue Sericiden aus Afrika und Madagascar mit Bestimmungstabelle der westafrikanischen Aulacoserica-Arten (Col. Melolonth.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 19: 199–228. Retrieved January 15, 2026.