Schizonycha puerilis
| Schizonycha puerilis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. puerilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha puerilis Péringuey, 1904 | |
Schizonycha puerilis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Namibia and South Africa (Northern Cape, Western Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.5–10 mm (0.37–0.39 in). They are very similar to Schizonycha parilis, but the clypeus of the males is only moderately blunt and not sinuate, the punctures on the median discoidal part of the pronotum are a little broader, more widely scattered, and there is a somewhat distinct median smooth space. Also, the pygidium has only a few punctures, mostly noticeable on the sides of the base.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) puerilis 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 April 17, 2026.
- 1 2 Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
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