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| Trochalus nitens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. nitens |
| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus nitens Frey, 1968 | |
Trochalus nitens is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5–6 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are blackish-brown and shiny, while the antennae and legs are brown. The upper surface of the clypeus and frons are densely and coarsely punctate and the pronotum is rather densely and coarsely punctate. The elytra have very fine, barely visible striae of punctures.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) 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 January 16, 2026.
- 1 2 Frey, G. (1968). "elolonthini und Rutelini der Expedition des Ungarischen Nationalmuseums nach Kongo/Brazzaville (Col.) (The scientific results of hungarian soil zoological expedition to the Brazzaville-Congo Nr.28)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 19: 151–163. Retrieved January 16, 2026.