Dasyvalgus frenzeli

Dasyvalgus frenzeli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Dasyvalgus
Species:
D. frenzeli
Binomial name
Dasyvalgus frenzeli
Ricchiardi, 2013

Dasyvalgus frenzeli is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Vietnam.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.8 mm (0.23 in). The body is dark brown and the head is shiny and covered with large, umbilicate punctures. The pronotum has black scale tufts and four tufts of scales at the base (two are whitish, while the other two are black). The elytra are slightly shiny and covered with whitish scales.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Dasyvalgus (Dasyvalgus) frenzeli 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 15, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Ricchiardi, E. (2013). "Description of eight new species of Dasyvalgus and notes on other Valgina (Coleoptera Cetoniinae Valgina)". Bollettino Della Società Entomologica Italiana. 145 (3): 129-139. Retrieved May 15, 2026.