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| Trochalus parvus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. parvus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus parvus Moser, 1917 | |
Trochalus parvus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Ivory Coast.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. They are red and dull, while the middle of the thorax and the legs are shiny. The head is quite densely punctate and the antennae are reddish-yellow. The pronotum is densely and finely punctate, the anterior margin and the lateral margins with some setae. The elytra are quite densely covered with minutely bristle-bearing punctures. They show no rows of punctures but fine longitudinal grooves.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) parvus 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 January 29, 2026.
- 1 2 Moser, J. (1917). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) VI" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 78: 54–97. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
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