Schizonycha amoena
| Schizonycha amoena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. amoena |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha amoena Brenske, 1898 | |
Schizonycha amoena is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Senegal.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 14–15 mm (0.55–0.59 in). They are very similar to Schizonycha aschantica and can only be distinguished from it by the shape of the hairs and scales. On the elytra, the tiny hairs are finer and on the sides of the abdomen, the scale-like hairs are narrower. On the thorax, only on the posterior part are there narrow white scale-like hairs, which merge completely into hairs at the front, even more so in males than in females.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) amoena 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.