Schizonycha geilenkeuseri
| Schizonycha geilenkeuseri | |
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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. geilenkeuseri |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha geilenkeuseri Brenske, 1898 | |
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Schizonycha geilenkeuseri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in Namibia and South Africa (North West).[3][4]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11.5–12.5 mm (0.45–0.49 in). They are testaceous with the head and pronotum usually darker. The pronotum has shallow, slightly transverse punctures bearing minute setae. The elytra has punctures bearing minute, narrowly squamiform setae, which are more conspicuous than those of pronotal disc.[4]
References
- ↑ Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
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- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) geilenkeuseri 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 April 17, 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 April 17, 2026.