Khoina haafi
| Khoina haafi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Khoina |
| Species: | K. haafi |
| Binomial name | |
| Khoina haafi Schein, 1959 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Khoina haafi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5–6.5 mm (0.22–0.26 in). They are black and similar to Khoina bilateralis, but may be distinguished by the darker colour of the elytra and the much coarser punctation of the pronotum and elytra.[3]
Etymology
The species is dedicated to Dr. Haaf of the Frey Museum.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Khoina haafi 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 24, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Schein, H. (1959). "Die südafrikanischen Pachycnemini (Col., Hopliini)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 10 (1): 1–150. Retrieved March 24, 2026.