Schizonycha kochi
| Schizonycha kochi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. kochi |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha kochi Pope, 1960 | |
Schizonycha kochi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Gauteng, North West).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 13–14 mm (0.51–0.55 in). They are very similar to Schizonycha mimocontinens and Schizonycha continens, but the punctures of the pronotal disc are usually more widely separated and the colour is generally darker and has a more noticeable red tone.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) kochi 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 1, 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 May 1, 2026.