Schizonycha abdicta
| Schizonycha abdicta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. abdicta |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha abdicta Brenske, 1898 | |
Schizonycha abdicta is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11–12 mm (0.43–0.47 in). They have an oblong, yellowish, almost dirty brown body, with fine scale-like hairs above, and distinctly scaled below. The clypeus is weakly rounded, finely granular and densely punctate. The pronotum is slightly indented anteriorly, with rounded anterior angles and angular posterior angles. It is densely granularly punctate with distinct scale-like hairs, with the middle narrowly smooth. The elytra are wrinkled and punctate. The pygidium is convex with minute hairs. The abdomen is less densely covered laterally with white, hair-like scales. The thorax is also white-haired in the middle, except for a narrow patch, and white-scaled laterally.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) abdicta 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.
- ↑ Brenske, E. (1898). "Melolonthiden aus Afrika" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 59 (4): 333–394. Retrieved May 31, 2026.