Entyposis cordipenis
| Entyposis cordipenis | |
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| 1: Male - 2: Female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Melolonthini |
| Genus: | Entyposis |
| Species: | E. cordipenis |
| Binomial name | |
| Entyposis cordipenis Sehnal, 2017 | |
Entyposis cordipenis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Ethiopia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11.5–13.8 mm (0.45–0.54 in). They have an elongate, strongly convex body. The dorsal and ventral surfaces are dull. The head is dark brown, the pronotum pale brown with a yellow apical corner and the elytra are pale brown with darker suture. Most of the dorsal surface is covered only with white, scale-like setae, while the setae on the ventral surface are partly white and partly reddish-yellow.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from medial rotation of the paramere apices, which together form a heart shape.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Entyposis cordipenis 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 5, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Sehnal, R. (2017). "Entyposis cordipenis new species from Ethiopia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Schizonychini)". Zootaxa. 4329 (1): 96–100. Retrieved May 5, 2026.