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| Stilbotrochalus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Sericinae |
| Tribe: | Sericini |
| Genus: | Stilbotrochalus Kolbe, 1914 |
| Species: | S. nitens |
| Binomial name | |
| Stilbotrochalus nitens Kolbe, 1914 | |
Stilbotrochalus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Stilbotrochalus nitens, which is found in Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 6.75 mm (0.266 in). They are entirely brownish-red, strongly glossy, and neither tomentose nor hairy. The pronotum is strongly narrowed anteriorly, superiorly almost densely punctate. The elytra are punctate-striate, with the striae somewhat impressed and the interstriae sparsely punctate. The pygidium is weakly convex, partly slightly, but very faintly, foveolate and sparsely, but rather strongly punctate.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stilbotrochalus nitens 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 June 1, 2026.
- 1 2 Kolbe, H. J. (1914). "Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907-1908 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzog zu Mecklemburg. Band V: Zoologie III. Lieferung 3. Scarabaeiden" (PDF). Klinkhardt & Biermann. Leipzig. 5 (3): 261–416. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
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