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| Trochalus aereus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. aereus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus aereus Frey, 1970 | |
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Trochalus aereus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 6–8 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are glossy and brown to light brown, the darker parts usually with a metallic sheen. The antennae are yellow. The pronotum is moderately and densely punctate. The elytra have mostly indistinct stripes of punctures, the spaces between these densely and somewhat irregularly punctured.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) aereus 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 5, 2026.
- 1 2 Frey, G. (1970). "Coleoptera aus Nordostafrika. Melolonthidae und Rutelidae. Zoological contribution from the Finnish expeditions to the Sudan Nr.23". Notulae Entomologicae. 51: 1–7. Retrieved February 5, 2026.