Ceratogonia
| Ceratogonia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Melolonthinae |
| Tribe: | Diplotaxini |
| Genus: | Ceratogonia Kolbe, 1899 |
| Species: | C. bicornuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratogonia bicornuta (Kolbe, 1899) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ceratogonia is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Ceratogonia bicornuta, which is found in Malawi, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in) (males) and 5.5–7.5 mm (0.22–0.30 in) (females). They have an ovate, moderately convex body. The whole surface is testaceous, sometimes with the pronotum somewhat darker. The dorsal surface is shiny, while the ventral surface is alutaceous. The setation is pale.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ceratogonia bicornuta 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 March 25, 2026.
- ↑ Bezděk, A. (2004). "Revision of the genus Ceratogonia Kolbe, 1899 (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Diplotaxini)". Annales Zoologici. 54 (4): 797–801. Retrieved March 25, 2026.