Schizonycha inaequalis
| Schizonycha inaequalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. inaequalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha inaequalis Moser, 1914 | |
Schizonycha inaequalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 15–17 mm (0.59–0.67 in). They are similar to Schizonycha bomuana, but the claws are much more narrowly cleft at the end, and the terminal tooth is significantly shorter and weaker than the inner tooth. The head is punctured, the clypeus keel is curved forward, and the anterior margin of the clypeus is only very weakly emarginate. The pronotum is of similar shape and sculpture to that of bomuana. The scutellum bears only a few punctures laterally and the elytra are rather densely and strongly punctured, the punctures bearing tiny setae. On the pygidium, the umbilical punctures are rather widely spaced. The thorax, episterna, and hind coxae are covered with yellow hairs.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) inaequalis 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 22, 2026.
- ↑ Moser, J. (1914). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden III". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 58: 48–72. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
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