Schizonycha africana
| Schizonycha africana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. africana |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha africana (Laporte, 1840) | |
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Schizonycha africana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal and Sudan.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 16 mm (0.63 in). They have a long body and the thorax is covered with white scales. Also on the upper surface, there are white and distinct, but very small hairs. The punctures of the elytra are coarser than in related species. The pygidium is somewhat rounded, smooth at the tip, densely coarsely wrinkled and dotted. The abdomen is sparsely covered laterally with white scales, these are somewhat weaker than those on the thorax, but more distinct than in related species.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) africana 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 30, 2026.
- ↑ Brenske, E. (1898). "Melolonthiden aus Afrika" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 59 (4): 333–394. Retrieved May 30, 2026.