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| Gryphonycha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Sericinae |
| Tribe: | Sericini |
| Genus: | Gryphonycha Péringuey, 1904 |
| Species: | G. puberula |
| Binomial name | |
| Gryphonycha puberula (Fåhraeus, 1857) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gryphonycha is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Gryphonycha puberula, which is found in South Africa (North West, Gauteng).[2]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8–9 mm. They are rufescent, with a fleshy tinge and slightly iridescent. The elytra are punctato-striate, with the intervals raised and slightly tectiform, especially in the female, and moderately deeply punctate.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gryphonycha puberula 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
- ↑ 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 January 5, 2026.