Heterochelus molestus
| Heterochelus molestus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heterochelus |
| Species: | H. molestus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterochelus molestus Péringuey, 1908 | |
Heterochelus molestus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (North West).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm (0.22 in). The colour, shape, and vestiture are the same as in Heterochelus shilouvanus, from which it differs in the absence of the trochanterine spine of the hind femora and the vestiture of the pygidium, which is velvety black with a triangular apical patch of yellow scales. The elytra are equally highly costate, but they, and also all the legs, are reddish.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heterochelus molestus 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 25, 2026.
- 1 2 Péringuey, L. (1908). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa. Additions and corrections". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13: 547–752. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
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