| Doxocalia superba | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Doxocalia |
| Species: | D. superba |
| Binomial name | |
| Doxocalia superba Brenske, 1901 | |
Doxocalia superba is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. [2] [3]
Adults reach a length of about 8.5 mm. They are reddish-brown underneath and dull greenish above with variegated stripes reminiscent of the markings of Bilga species. The frons is finely punctured, with a few weak bristle-like punctures on the vertex. The pronotum is densely and finely punctate with tiny hairs. The scutellum is very broad at the base, with an almost heart-shaped, rounded, smooth apex, densely punctate. The elytra have only fine rows of punctures, which border the alternately raised intervals. Sutures 2, 4, and 6 are more raised and lighter, with yellow spots. Sutures 1, 3, 5, and 7 are darker with yellow, rounded spots, which form almost four transverse rows. The apex is a blurred yellowish color. [3]
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