Trochalus rosettae
| Trochalus rosettae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. rosettae |
| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus rosettae Frey, 1976 | |
Trochalus rosettae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8-8.5 mm. The upper surface is blackish-brown to dark reddish-brown, dull and tomentose. The frons is glossy and the pygidium is dull. The pronotum has a few scattered hairs on the anterior margin and the ventral segments have very scattered setae. The lateral margins of the elytra are finely, loosely, and pale-ciliate, but the rest is glabrous. The antennae are brown, with a yellow club.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) rosettae 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 February 4, 2026.
- 1 2 Frey, G. (1976). "Neue westafrikanische Sericinae aus der Sammlung G Nonveiller (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 27: 323–326. Retrieved February 4, 2026.