Trochalus piger
| Trochalus piger | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. piger |
| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus piger Frey, 1970 | |
Trochalus piger is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Ivory Coast.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are dark brown (but the antennae are yellow) and glabrous. The clypeus and frons are shiny, but the rest of the upper surface is dull and tomentose. The underside is shiny. The elytra are densely and finely punctate without any discernible striations.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) piger 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 14, 2026.
- 1 2 Frey, G. (1970). "Neue Sericiden von der Elfenbeinküste und SW Afrika (Col., Melolonth.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 21: 268–278. Retrieved January 14, 2026.