Dicranocnemus burchelli
| Dicranocnemus burchelli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Dicranocnemus |
| Species: | D. burchelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Dicranocnemus burchelli Arrow, 1917 | |
Dicranocnemus burchelli is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Eastern Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm (0.22 in). They are fuscous, with the elytra and legs reddish. The upper surface of the head is uniformly finely rugose and pubescent. The pronotum is finely rugose and densely clothed with rather short tawny pubescence, which changes into scales at the posterior margin. The scutellum is clothed with elongate whitish scales and the elytra with round scales varying in colour from chocolate to pale yellow, the light ones forming a median longitudinal stripe which is broadest near the shoulder, a sutural stripe broadest at the apical end, and a quadrate patch between these. The pygidium and propygidium are densely covered with orange scales, with a darker band at the base of the former.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Dicranocnemus burchelli 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 Arrow, G. J. (1917). "Some systematic Notes on Melolonthine Coleoptera". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany and Geology. 8 (19): 59–65. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
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