Syngeneschiza tarsata

Syngeneschiza tarsata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Melolonthini
Genus: Syngeneschiza
Species:
S. tarsata
Binomial name
Syngeneschiza tarsata
Brenske, 1898

Syngeneschiza tarsata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9 mm (0.35 in). They are yellowish-brown above, with the frons and the middle of the pronotum darker. The clypeus is flatly rounded, dully punctate, and the frons densely punctate. The pronotum is short, slightly emarginate anteriorly, the anterior angles broadly rounded, the sides slightly projecting, rather strongly punctate. The elytra are densely punctate. The pygidium is shortened, broad, almost densely punctate. The abdomen is depressed in the middle.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Syngeneschiza tarsata 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.
  3. 1 2 Brenske, E. (1898). "Melolonthiden aus Afrika" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 59 (4): 333–394. Retrieved May 31, 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.