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| Trochalus excellens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. excellens |
| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus excellens Moser, 1916 | |
Trochalus excellens is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 10–11 mm. They are dark brown, silky and iridescent. The frons is quite extensively covered with coarse punctures and there are setae next to the eyes. The pronotum is quite densely covered with fine punctures and the lateral margins and anterior margin have setae. The elytra have punctures, with the intervals moderately densely punctured.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) excellens 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 16, 2026.
- 1 2 Moser, J. (1916). "Neue Sericiden vom Belgischen Kongo (Col.)" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 233–268. Retrieved January 16, 2026.