Pegylis salaama
| Pegylis salaama | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Melolonthini |
| Genus: | Pegylis |
| Species: | P. salaama |
| Binomial name | |
| Pegylis salaama Brenske, 1898 | |
Pegylis salaama is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 14 mm (0.55 in). The clypeus is almost uniformly semicircular without a bulge, and very densely punctate. The frons is densely punctate, but not more so in the middle than on the sides. The pronotum is dully punctate, the hairs obliquely appressed, interspersed at the sides. The sides are widest behind the middle, the posterior angles less rounded, the middle scarcely impressed. The scutellum is rounded, not heart-shaped. The elytra are coarsely punctate, the hairs short but distinct, with a rounded, lighter spot posteriorly. The pygidium is rounded, almost truncate.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pegylis salaama 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.
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