Schizonycha flavicornis
| Schizonycha flavicornis | |
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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. flavicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha flavicornis Brenske, 1898 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Schizonycha flavicornis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Sudan, Somalia, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 13.5–19 mm (0.53–0.75 in).[3] They are light brown, very heavily speckled, with the head and thorax darker, the former with three transverse keels, and the latter with a transverse elevation on each side at the rear. The underside has a few very white spots. The antennae are very light.[4]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) flavicornis 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 28, 2026.
- ↑ Sabatinelli, G.; Pontuale, G. (1998). "Melolonthinae and Pachydeminae of Arabia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Fauna of Arabia. 17: 107–146. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
- ↑ Brenske, E. (1898). "Melolonthiden aus Afrika" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 59 (4): 333–394. Retrieved May 28, 2026.