Pegylis mashuna
| Pegylis mashuna | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Melolonthini |
| Genus: | Pegylis |
| Species: | P. mashuna |
| Binomial name | |
| Pegylis mashuna (Péringuey, 1904) | |
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Pegylis mashuna is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 20–21 mm (0.79–0.83 in). They are reddish-brown, with a faint bronze sheen forming on the elytra faint, irregular macules of that hue. The antennae and palpi are flavescent and the underside is chestnut-brown.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pegylis mashuna 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 6, 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 May 5, 2026.
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