Schizonycha deceptor
| Schizonycha deceptor | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. deceptor |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha deceptor Pope, 1960 | |
Schizonycha deceptor is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Free State, Northern Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 14–14.5 mm (0.55–0.57 in). They are very similar to Schizonycha abrupta, but smaller and reddish testaceous in colour, as well as moderately shining. Furthermore, the pronotum has the discal punctures slightly more widely spaced and the elytra are a little more sparsely and less regularly punctured.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) deceptor 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 2, 2026.
- 1 2 Pope, R. D. (1960). "A revision of the species of Schizonycha Dejean (Col.: Melolonthidae) from Southern Africa". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 9 (2): 63–218. Retrieved May 2, 2026.