Trochalus tomentosus
| Trochalus tomentosus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. tomentosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus tomentosus Moser, 1917
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Trochalus tomentosus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Gabon and Cameroon.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8-8.5 mm. They are blackish-brown and dull, the upper surface sometimes with a faint olive sheen. The head is sparsely punctate. The pronotum is densely and finely punctate, with yellow setae along the lateral and anterior margins, and also isolated setae in the anterior part of the disc. The elytra have indistinct rows of punctures, with the shallow intervals quite densely covered with punctures.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) tomentosus 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.