Anisonyx alticola
| Anisonyx alticola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Anisonyx |
| Species: | A. alticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Anisonyx alticola Andreae, 1965 | |
Anisonyx alticola 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 6.7–6.9 mm (0.26–0.27 in) (males) and 8.1–8.2 mm (0.32–0.32 in) (females). They are black and shining, with fulvous elytra (in males with black margins). There are some deep blue scales on the upperside. The scales on the propygidium, pygidium, abdomen and hind legs are closer together and not as deep blue. There are long black setae and short light greyish hairs on the upperside.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anisonyx alticola 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 March 24, 2026.
- 1 2 Andreae, H. (1965). "A key to the species of Anisonyx, with descriptions of three new species from the Natal Drakensbergen and one new subspecies from the Western Escarpment (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Hopliini)". Annals of the Natal Museum. 18 (1): 209–219. Retrieved March 24, 2026.