Schizonycha pygidialis
| Schizonycha pygidialis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. pygidialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha pygidialis Arrow, 1944 | |
Schizonycha pygidialis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 13.5–17 mm (0.53–0.67 in). They have a cylindrical, moderately elongate, dark red body, with the head and pronotum almost black. They are very shiny above and beneath. They are thinly covered at the sides, on the underside with pale setae and above with very tiny setae.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) pygidialis 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.
- ↑ Sabatinelli, G.; Pontuale, G. (1998). "Melolonthinae and Pachydeminae of Arabia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Fauna of Arabia. 17: 107–146. Retrieved May 31, 2026.