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| Trichinopus polygonus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trichinopus |
| Species: | T. polygonus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichinopus polygonus Frey, 1966 | |
Trichinopus polygonus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Namibia.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm for males and 6.5 mm for females. The head, pronotum, underside and pygidium are brownish-black, while the elytra are yellowish-brown, with the lateral margins and sutural striae brown. The legs and antennae are also brown. The underside is covered with long, dense, light-colored hairs and the legs have particularly long brown hairs. The lateral margins of the pronotum and elytra are fringed with long, light-coloured hairs. On the disc and anterior margin of the pronotum, as well as on the head, there are only a few long, light-coloured hairs.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trichinopus polygonus 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 February 25, 2026.
- 1 2 Frey, G. (1966). "Neue Melolonthidae (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 17: 326–332. Retrieved February 25, 2026.