Trochalus politus
| Trochalus politus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. politus
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| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus politus Moser, 1919
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Trochalus politus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Angola.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They are similar in form to Trochalus kigonseranus, but differently coloured and distinguished by the clypeus structure. They are black, strongly glossy with a metallic sheen. The head is rather densely and strongly punctate. The surface of the pronotum is densely and rather strongly punctate. On the elytra, the intervals are shallow and rather densely punctate and on the pygidium, the punctures are denser anteriorly than posteriorly.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) politus 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 23, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1919). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) X." (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 80 (2): 330–364. Retrieved February 23, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.