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Synchilus

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Synchilus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Synchilus gisleni, which is found in Australia (Western Australia).[2][3]

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Synchilus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Sericoidinae
Tribe: Scitalini
Genus: Synchilus
Britton, 1956
Species:
S. gisleni
Binomial name
Synchilus gisleni
Britton, 1956
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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in). They are yellowish brown, with the surface of the clypeus punctured. The pronotum has a fringe of long, pale yellow setae along the lateral and anterior margins, as well as a fringe of short setae along the basal margin.[3]

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