Schizonycha castanea is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Ethiopia.[2][3]
| Schizonycha castanea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Schizonycha |
| Species: | S. castanea |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizonycha castanea Moser, 1917 | |
Description
editAdults reach a length of about 11–13 mm. They are reddish-brown and shiny. The forehead is densely punctured and the antennae are brown, with a yellowish-brown club. The lateral margins of the pronotum are slightly notched and fringed with yellow hairs. The surface of the pronotum is moderately densely and irregularly punctate and there is an elongated, unpunctate spot in the middle. The scutellum is sparsely punctured, and the middle is smooth. On the elytra, the punctures are moderately dense and have extremely minute setae, as do the punctures of the pronotum.[3]
References
edit- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Schizonycha (Schizonycha) castanea 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 January 29, 2026.
- 1 2 Moser, J. (1917). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) VI" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 78: 54–97. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
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