Milatrogus
| Milatrogus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Melolonthinae |
| Tribe: | Rhizotrogini |
| Genus: | Milatrogus Montreuil & Keith, 2022 |
| Species: | M. amphibolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Milatrogus amphibolus (Peyerimhoff, 1945) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Milatrogus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Milatrogus amphibolus, which is found in Morocco.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 15–18 mm (0.59–0.71 in). They are yellowish-brown to more or less dark reddish-brown. The disc of the pronotum and of the elytra is glabrous. There are long hairs on the head, along the margins of the pronotum and the elytra.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Milatrogus amphibolus 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 May 5, 2026.
- 1 2 Montreuil, O.; Keith, D. (2022). "Description et révision de deux nouveaux genres de Rhizotrogini d'Afrique du Nord (Coleoptera : Melolonthidae)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Nouvelle Série. 58 (1): 11–32. Retrieved May 7, 2026.