Kadlecia trifoliata
| Kadlecia trifoliata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Kadlecia |
| Species: | K. trifoliata |
| Binomial name | |
| Kadlecia trifoliata Frey, 1970 | |
Kadlecia trifoliata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Somalia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.5-6 mm. The head is dark brown, the pronotum light brown to dark brown, the elytra light brown, the underside and antennae brown and the legs dark brown. The upper surface is glabrous, while the underside, legs and pygidium have long, dense and whitish hairs. The pronotum and one antennal segment have long white and greyish cilia, sometimes elytra are also short-ciliate.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Kadlecia trifoliata 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 February 5, 2026.
- 1 2 Frey, G. (1970). "Coleoptera aus Nordostafrika. Melolonthidae und Rutelidae. Zoological contribution from the Finnish expeditions to the Sudan Nr.23". Notulae Entomologicae. 51: 1–7. Retrieved February 5, 2026.