Schizonycha livada
| Schizonycha livada | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. livada |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960 | |
Schizonycha livada is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Eswatini, Namibia, South Africa (Northern Cape, North West, Gauteng, Limpopo) and Zimbabwe.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12–20 mm (0.47–0.79 in). The colour varies from pale yellow-testaceous to castaneous or medium brown, with the head and pronotum usually darker than the elytra.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) livada 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.