Dicranocnemus andreai
| Dicranocnemus andreai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Dicranocnemus |
| Species: | D. andreai |
| Binomial name | |
| Dicranocnemus andreai Schein, 1958 | |
Dicranocnemus andreai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6–7.5 mm (0.24–0.30 in). They are black, with brown elytra and with long and erect hairs on the pronotum. The pygidial area has yellow scales and the legs are black.[3]
Subspecies
- Dicranocnemus andreai andreai (South Africa: Western Cape)
- Dicranocnemus andreai zumpti Schein, 1958 (South Africa: Western Cape)
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Dicranocnemus (Macrodicranocnemus) andreai 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 March 26, 2026.
- 1 2 Schein, H. (1958). "Bestimmungstabellen der Heterochelides (Coleoptera, Lamellicornia, Hopliini) mit ausnahme von Heterochelus Burm. und Ischnochelus Burm. Mit Neubeschreibungen und Bemerkungen". Annals of the South African Museum. 44 (6): 229–267. Retrieved March 26, 2026.