Schizonycha grossa

Schizonycha grossa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Schizonycha
Species:
S. grossa
Binomial name
Schizonycha grossa
Brenske, 1898

Schizonycha grossa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 17 mm (0.67 in). They have a coarsely punctate pronotum, which is distinctly notched laterally with a smooth patch in the middle, the scales are narrow. The elytra are less coarsely punctate, and covered with scale-like hairs. The abdomen and thorax are fairly densely covered laterally with stronger, ovate to pointed scales. The thorax has hairs on the lateral margin.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) grossa 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 30, 2026.
  3. ↑ Brenske, E. (1898). "Melolonthiden aus Afrika" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 59 (4): 333–394. Retrieved May 30, 2026.