Schizonycha gracilis
| Schizonycha gracilis | |
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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. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha gracilis Brenske, 1898 | |
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Schizonycha gracilis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11–12.5 mm (0.43–0.49 in). They are pale testaceous. The lateral borders of the pronotum have outstanding setae and are less closely and less deeply crenulate along the anterior halves than elsewhere. There are some impunctate areas on the surface. The elytra have punctures which are separated by less than their diameter. The punctures have small, squamiform setae.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) gracilis 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 27, 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 27, 2026.