Pachycnema kochi

Pachycnema kochi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Pachycnema
Species:
P. kochi
Binomial name
Pachycnema kochi
Schein, 1959

Pachycnema kochi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Northern Cape) and Namibia.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm (0.30 in). They are black with. The pronotum has a white border at the front and back and has a transverse row of four white spots. There are two transverse rows of white spots on the elytra. The propygidium has a broad white border and the pygidium is white at the apex. Males also have a white abdomen. In females, the spots are larger and the pygidium is completely white.[3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pachycnema (Macacoplia) kochi 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.
  3. 1 2 Schein, H. (1959). "Die südafrikanischen Pachycnemini (Col., Hopliini)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 10 (1): 1–150. Retrieved March 24, 2026.