Schizonycha crenata
| Schizonycha crenata | |
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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. crenata |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha crenata (Gyllenhal, 1817) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Schizonycha crenata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Sudan, Nigeria and Ivory Coast.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 19 mm (0.75 in). They are easily recognizable by their strongly notched pronotum, the claws are almost entirely equally divided, the upper tip being only very slightly more pointed. Furthermore, the first tarsal segment is scarcely a little shorter than the second. The pronotum is coarsely punctate, the punctures are large, round, sharply defined, and impressed down to the blurred posterior margin, then surrounded by a duller impression, which is interrupted anteriorly by the backward-pointing, tiny, bristle-like scales, giving it a kidney-shaped appearance. The punctures on the elytra lack the sharp border.[3]
Subspecies
- Schizonycha crenata crenata
- Schizonycha crenata sudanensis Moser, 1914 (Sudan)[4]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) crenata 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 27, 2026.
- ↑ Brenske, E. (1898). "Melolonthiden aus Afrika" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 59 (4): 333–394. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ Moser, J. (1914). "Neue Schizonychinen aus Afrika (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 58: 235–278. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
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