Holotrichia schereri

Holotrichia schereri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Melolonthini
Genus: Holotrichia
Species:
H. schereri
Binomial name
Holotrichia schereri
Frey, 1970

Holotrichia schereri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Malaysia.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 23 mm (0.91 in). The upper surface is dark brown, while the underside is brown and faintly glossy. The upper surface is glabrous. The lateral margins of the pronotum and elytra are very sparsely pubescent, while the underside of the thorax has long, shaggy pubescence. The entire abdomen glabrous, as is the pygidium, which is only slightly ciliated on the lower margin.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Holotrichia schereri 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 11, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Frey, G. (1970). "Bestimmungstabelle der Holotrichia-Arten Hinterindiens (Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Kambodscha, Burma, Malaya) (Col., Scarab., Melolonthinae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 21: 244–265. Retrieved May 11, 2026.