Atrichelaphinis bjornstadi
| Atrichelaphinis bjornstadi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Atrichelaphinis |
| Species: | A. bjornstadi |
| Binomial name | |
| Atrichelaphinis bjornstadi Rojkoff & Perissinotto, 2015 | |
Atrichelaphinis bjornstadi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 13.6–14.6 mm (0.54–0.57 in) for males and 12–15 mm (0.47–0.59 in) for females. They are velutinous and brown with green to dark green marks, and with small white spots scattered throughout, sometimes becoming confluent on the lateral declivity of the elytra, pronotum and pygidium. Light pilosity is distributed on the vertex, lateral margins of the pronotum, apical part of the elytra and pygidium.[3]
Etymology
This species is named after the Norwegian entomologist Anders Bjørnstad.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Atrichelaphinis (Eugeaphinis) bjornstadi 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 18, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Rojkoff, S.; Perissinotto, R. (2015). "Review of the genera Anelaphinis Kolbe, 1892 and Atrichelaphinis Kraatz, 1898 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae)". ZooKeys. 482: 91-142. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
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