Schizonycha nairobiensis
| Schizonycha nairobiensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. nairobiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha nairobiensis Moser, 1914 | |
Schizonycha nairobiensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Kenya.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 16 mm (0.63 in). They are similar to Schizonycha sansibarica, but more robust and with dense, shaggy hairs on the thorax. The head is somewhat wrinkled and punctate, the clypeus keel is quite strongly curved forward, the anterior margin of the clypeus is only very weakly emarginate. The antennae are reddish-brown. The pronotum is almost twice as wide as it is long, quite extensive and irregularly covered with coarse punctures bearing very small scales. The lateral margins are weakly crenate, the anterior and posterior angles are obtuse, the former being shortly rounded. The transverse ridge before the posterior margin is smooth. The scutellum bears some punctures, the center is unpunctate. On the elytra, the punctures are moderately dense and covered with tiny scales. The pygidium is sparsely punctate. The chest, episterna, and hind coxae are densely covered with long, yellow hairs. The middle of the abdomen is almost smooth. On the sides of the abdomen are widely spaced punctures with short setae.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) nairobiensis 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 31, 2026.
- 1 2 Moser, J. (1914). "Neue Schizonychinen aus Afrika (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 58: 235–278. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
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