Schizonycha longula
| Schizonycha longula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. longula |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha longula Moser, 1914 | |
Schizonycha longula is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 15 mm (0.59 in). They are similar to Schizonycha angustata. The head is punctured, with the punctures bristled. The clypeus keel is curved forward in the middle, the anterior margin of the clypeus is barely notably emarginate. The pronotum is of a similar shape to that of angustata, slightly more densely punctured, and with the setae and punctures much finer. The transverse ridge on both sides before the posterior margin is smooth. The scutellum is covered with bristled punctures. On the weakly wrinkled elytra, the punctures are somewhat more widely spaced than on the pronotum and the white setae are even finer, almost hair-like. The pygidium is moderately densely covered with umbilical punctures, which bear white, barely bristle-like hairs. The thorax, episterna, and hind coxae are fairly densely punctured, the punctures bearing white setae.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) longula 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 June 1, 2026.
- 1 2 Moser, J. (1914). "Neue Schizonychinen aus Afrika (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 58: 235–278. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
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