Schizonycha lepidiota
| Schizonycha lepidiota | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. lepidiota |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha lepidiota Moser, 1914 | |
Schizonycha lepidiota is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Mozambique.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 18–20 mm (0.71–0.79 in). They are similar to Schizonycha grossa, but more strongly scaled on the upper surface. The head is somewhat wrinkled-punctate, the punctures are covered with bristle-like scales. The antennae are brown. The pronotum is almost twice as wide as it is long. It is strongly and weakly wrinkled-punctate, the scales of the punctures are elliptical, the lateral margins are notched, the anterior and posterior angles are obtuse. A spot in the middle of the pronotum and the two transverse ridges before the posterior margin are more or less smooth. The scutellum is covered with scale-like punctures. The elytra are moderately densely punctate and weakly wrinkled. The scales of the punctures are elliptical, slightly pointed at the end. The pygidium is quite extensively covered with umbilical punctures, which bear bristle-like scales.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) lepidiota 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 June 1, 2026.
- 1 2 Moser, J. (1914). "Neue Schizonychinen aus Afrika (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 58: 235–278. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
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