Pegylis bennigseni
| Pegylis bennigseni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Melolonthini |
| Genus: | Pegylis |
| Species: | P. bennigseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Pegylis bennigseni Brenske, 1898 | |
Pegylis bennigseni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 20–21 mm (0.79–0.83 in). They are brown, with the elytra irregularly spotted, differing little in colour from related species. The clypeus is evenly rounded anteriorly, very densely wrinkled and rough-punctate, the suture is not raised, the frons shagreened with distinct coarser punctures. The pronotum is short, the anterior and posterior angles are broadly rounded, much more strongly constricted anteriorly than posteriorly, the lateral margin broadly demarcated, somewhat raised, the surface densely, finely leathery-punctate, with stronger punctures in between, which are more densely spaced laterally. It is very weakly depressed in the middle, more distinct on the sides and anterior margin. The scutellum is heart-shaped, shagreened, and coarsely punctate. The elytra are shagreened, and more densely covered with coarser punctures, each puncture having a tiny white hair at its base. The pygidium is densely, finely wrinkledly punctate, with very short, thin hairs. The abdomen is finely punctate and short-pubescent, not more densely pubescent than the pygidium.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pegylis bennigseni 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 May 31, 2026.
- 1 2 Brenske, E. (1898). "Melolonthiden aus Afrika" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 59 (4): 333–394. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.