Microtrochalus xanthocerus
| Microtrochalus xanthocerus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microtrochalus |
| Species: | M. xanthocerus |
| Binomial name | |
| Microtrochalus xanthocerus (Burmeister, 1855) | |
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Microtrochalus xanthocerus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).[2][3]
Description
[edit]They have a black, ovate, moderately convex body. The elytra are remotely punctured, distinctly striated, and have a coppery sheen. The under side and legs are shiny and have bronze-green iridescence. The antennae are testaceous-yellow.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microtrochalus xanthocerus 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 January 8, 2026.
- 1 2 Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
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