Pachytricha demarzi

Pachytricha demarzi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Pachytricha
Species:
P. demarzi
Binomial name
Pachytricha demarzi
Frey, 1966

Pachytricha demarzi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Western Australia).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 23–25 mm (0.91–0.98 in).[4] The upper and lower surfaces are blackish-brown and moderately glossy. The upper surface is smooth, while the underside is densely whitish-haired, but the ventral segments are only sparsely haired. The antennae are brown and the legs are blackish-brown.[3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pachytricha demarzi 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 25, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Frey, G. (1966). "Neue Melolonthidae (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 17: 326–332. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  4. ↑ Allsopp, P. G. (1990). "Revision of the Pachytrichini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 4 (4): 753-761. Retrieved June 28, 2026.