Anartioschiza gabonica
| Anartioschiza gabonica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Anartioschiza |
| Species: | A. gabonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Anartioschiza gabonica (Moser, 1917) | |
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Anartioschiza gabonica 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 15 mm (0.59 in). They are similar to Anartioschiza diversa. They are reddish-brown and shiny. The head is moderately densely covered with punctures, which reveal tiny setae under magnification. The clypeus does not taper anteriorly, the anterior angles are rounded, and the anterior margin is slightly indented. The antennae are brown. The pronotum is twice as wide as it is long, strongly arched in the middle. The lateral margins are very weakly notched and ciliate, and slightly indented behind the anterior angles. The anterior angles are acute, and the posterior angles are very obtuse. The surface is quite densely punctured, and the punctures bear tiny setae. The scutellum is punctate except in the middle. The elytra are slightly wrinkled and moderately densely covered with punctures, which bear very small setae. The pygidium is more densely punctured anteriorly than posteriorly and the punctures bear small scales that become narrower towards the posterior margin.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anartioschiza gabonica 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 May 29, 2026.
- 1 2 Moser, J. (1917). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) VI" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 78: 54–97. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
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