Schizonycha suturalis
| Schizonycha suturalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. suturalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha suturalis Moser, 1914 | |
Schizonycha suturalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Ethiopia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 16–17 mm (0.63–0.67 in). They are similar to Schizonycha bicolor, but they are easily recognizable by the presence of a broad, weak rib on both sides of the suture on the elytra. The head is robust, weakly wrinkled and punctate. The pronotum is almost twice as wide as it is long and rather sparsely punctate, the lateral margins are notched, and the anterior and posterior angles are obtuse. The punctures on the scutellum are widely spaced. The weakly transversely wrinkled elytra are densely covered with punctures, which bear mostly minute setae visible only under a magnifying glass. The pygidium is sparsely punctate. The chest, episterna, and hind coxae are sparsely haired. The abdomen is only sparsely punctured in the middle, but extensively punctured on the sides, and the some punctures bear short setae, while others have longer setae.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) suturalis 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 June 1, 2026.
- 1 2 Moser, J. (1914). "Neue Schizonychinen aus Afrika (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 58: 235–278. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
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