Chilotrogus stoliczkae
| Chilotrogus stoliczkae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Chilotrogus |
| Species: | C. stoliczkae |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilotrogus stoliczkae (Sharp, 1878) | |
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Chilotrogus stoliczkae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand), Nepal and Pakistan.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 13–16 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are blackish-brown, while the legs are reddish-brown. The upper surface and pygidium are shiny and smooth and the thorax has long hairs. The upper surface of the clypeus is coarsely and densely punctate, while the frons and vertex are less densely and coarsely punctate. The anterior margin of the pronotum has smooth marginal striations and the surface is finely and moderately densely punctate (slightly more densely on the sides). The elytra have three flat ribs and are coarsely and densely punctate.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Chilotrogus stoliczkae 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 February 20, 2026.
- 1 2 Frey, G. (1963). "Neue Coprophagen und Melolonthiden mit Bestimmungstabellen (Col.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 14 (2): 550–559. Retrieved February 20, 2026. Description of Brahmina popei