Ceratochelus basilewskyi

Ceratochelus basilewskyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ceratochelus
Species:
C. basilewskyi
Binomial name
Ceratochelus basilewskyi
(Schein, 1956)
Synonyms
  • Monochelus basilewskyi Schein, 1956

Ceratochelus basilewskyi is a species of scarab beetle in the subfamily Melolonthinae. It was first described by the German entomologist Hans Schein in 1956.[1] It is found in Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Schein, H. (1956). "Coleoptera Lamellicornia (Précis)." Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ceratochelus basilewskyi 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 3, 2026.