Schizonycha deserta
| Schizonycha deserta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. deserta |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha deserta Moser, 1914 | |
Schizonycha deserta is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Uganda.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12 mm (0.47 in). They are similar to Schizonycha eremita. They are reddish-yellow, with the head, pronotum and legs red. The head is somewhat wrinkled and punctate, the clypeus keel is strong and quite strongly curved forward and the anterior margin of the clypeus shows hardly any trace of a bulge. The pronotum is twice as wide as it is long and sparsely punctate and the transverse ridge on both sides before the posterior margin is smooth. The lateral margins are notched and the anterior and posterior angles are obtuse. The scutellum is sparsely punctate. On the elytra, the extremely minutely bristle-bearing punctures are moderately dense, and on the pygidium, they are quite widely spaced.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) deserta 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 June 1, 2026.
- 1 2 Moser, J. (1914). "Neue Schizonychinen aus Afrika (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 58: 235–278. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
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