Schizonycha mimocontinens

Schizonycha mimocontinens
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. mimocontinens
Binomial name
Schizonycha mimocontinens
Pope, 1960

Schizonycha mimocontinens is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal) and Eswatini.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12–13.5 mm (0.47–0.53 in). They are nearly identical to Schizonycha continens.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) mimocontinens 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.
  3. 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.