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Pseudotrochalus durbanus

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Pseudotrochalus durbanus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).[2][3]

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Pseudotrochalus durbanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Pseudotrochalus
Species:
P. durbanus
Binomial name
Pseudotrochalus durbanus
Moser, 1917
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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are black, dull and slightly iridescent. The frons is rather narrowly punctate, and the antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is densely and finely punctate and the elytra have regular rows of punctures, with the intervals sparsely punctate.[3]

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