Pachytricha tecta
| Pachytricha tecta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pachytricha |
| Species: | P. tecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachytricha tecta Sharp, 1875 | |
Pachytricha tecta is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Western Australia).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 26–37 mm (1.0–1.5 in). The head is dark reddish-brown, the pronotum has the centre of the disc brown, but is dark reddish-brown around the lateral and anterior margins. In some specimens, almost all of the pronotum is dark reddish-brown. The elytra, pygidium and ventral surface are yellowish-brown, and sometimes suffused with dark brown. The legs are brown.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pachytricha tecta 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 28, 2026.
- 1 2 Allsopp, P. G. (1990). "Revision of the Pachytrichini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 4 (4): 753–761. Retrieved June 28, 2026.