Dichelus holosquamosus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2][3]
| Dichelus holosquamosus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Dichelus |
| Species: | D. holosquamosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichelus holosquamosus Schein, 1958 | |
Description
editAdults reach a length of about 6.5 mm (0.26 in). They are black and similar to Dichelus vittatus. The pronotum is the same as in Dichelus duplosquamosus and the elytra are uniformly yellowish and finely scaled.[3]
References
edit- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Dichelus (Dichelus) holosquamosus 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 March 25, 2026.
- 1 2 Schein, H. (1958). "Bestimmungstabellen der Heterochelides (Coleoptera, Lamellicornia, Hopliini) mit ausnahme von Heterochelus Burm. und Ischnochelus Burm. Mit Neubeschreibungen und Bemerkungen". Annals of the South African Museum. 44 (6): 229–267. Retrieved March 25, 2026.