Anisonyx hessei
| Anisonyx hessei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Anisonyx |
| Species: | A. hessei |
| Binomial name | |
| Anisonyx hessei Schein, 1959 | |
Anisonyx hessei is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in). They are black, with reddish-brown elytra and a golden-yellow scale margin. The pygidium and abdomen also have golden-yellow scales. There is erect, long, black pubescence on the head, pronotum and thorax, and greyish-white pubescence on the abdomen. The elytra have short reddish-brown hairs beneath the long pubescence.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anisonyx hessei 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 22, 2026.
- 1 2 Schein, H. (1959). "Die südafrikanischen Pachycnemini (Col., Hopliini)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 10 (1): 1–150. Retrieved March 22, 2026.