Trochalus diversirostris
Species of beetle
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Trochalus diversirostris is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).[2][3]
| Trochalus diversirostris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. diversirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus diversirostris Frey, 1963 | |
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.5–8 mm. They have a reddish-brown to dark reddish-brown, compact body. The upper and lower surfaces are smooth, with only a thin row of short hairs on the ventral segments (apart from the legs). The clypeus is evenly and finely punctate, while the frons and vertex are considerably more densely and somewhat unevenly punctate. The pronotum is densely, evenly, and finely punctate, as is the scutellum. The elytra and pygidium are punctate like the clypeus. The antennae are light brown.[3]