Schizonycha exigua
| Schizonycha exigua | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. exigua |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha exigua Brenske, 1898 | |
Schizonycha exigua is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Sierra Leone.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 17 mm (0.67 in). They are reddish yellowish-brown. The pronotum is widely punctate with tiny hairs and the scutellum is almost smooth. The pygidium is rounded, smooth in the middle, finely and widely punctate, with tiny hairs like those on the elytra. The abdomen is smooth in the middle with a fine row of hairs, laterally covered with fine white scale-like hairs.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) exigua 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.