Euphoresia semnionis
| Euphoresia semnionis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Euphoresia |
| Species: | E. semnionis |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphoresia semnionis Brenske, 1900 | |
Euphoresia semnionis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 9.8 mm. There are broad dark-spotted furrows on the elytra, covered with two rows of very fine white scales, which border the smooth, uniformly brown-coloured intervals, on the sides of which are larger, snow-white scales, singly or crowded into small spots.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]- Euphoresia semnionis semnionis (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Euphoresia semnionis luluensis Burgeon, 1942 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Euphoresia semnionis tinantae Burgeon, 1942 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Euphoresia semnionis 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 10, 2026.
- 1 2 Brenske, E. (1900). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. IV". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 45: 39–96. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
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