Atysilla infans
| Atysilla infans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Atysilla |
| Species: | A. infans |
| Binomial name | |
| Atysilla infans (Péringuey, 1904) | |
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Atysilla infans is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng).[3][4]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10–10.5 mm (0.39–0.41 in). They are testaceous-red, with the elytra a little lighter. Each puncture on the upper side has an extremely minute hair.[4]
References
- ↑ Pope, R. D. (1960). "A revision of the species of Schizonycha Dejean (Col.: Melolonthidae) from Southern Africa". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 9 (2): 63–218. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Atysilla infans 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 April 30, 2026.
- 1 2 Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
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