Schizonycha ciliata
| Schizonycha ciliata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. ciliata |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha ciliata Burmeister, 1855 | |
Schizonycha ciliata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Northern Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 20.5–23 mm (0.81–0.91 in). The head and pronotum are chestnut-brown, while the elytra and under side are shining, ferruginous-red. They are glabrous on the upper side, but have a fringe of not closely set setae along the outer margin of the pronotum and elytra. Females may be distinguished from males by the punctures on the elytra, which are rounder and a little more shallow.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) ciliata 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 April 16, 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 April 16, 2026.
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