Palacephala erichsoni
| Palacephala erichsoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Palacephala |
| Species: | P. erichsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Palacephala erichsoni (Klug, 1855) | |
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Palacephala erichsoni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Mozambique.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 15 mm (0.59 in). The upper side is dark brown, and with the exception of the clypeus densely punctured, the frontal part is excavated, sharply edged in front by a straight, prominent transverse keel and divided from the vertex by a lower keel. The clypeus is smooth, projecting in an inclined direction, with the margin reflexed. The antennae are reddish and the head and pronotum are wrinkled, densely grey-haired, more lightly rugose and hairy on the elytra, which are of a redder colour. The sternum and legs are dark brown like the head and pronotum and similarly hairy. The abdomen brownish-yellow, lightly rugose and hairy.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Palacephala erichsoni 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 April 14, 2026.
- 1 2 Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
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