Euphoresia congoensis

Euphoresia congoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Euphoresia
Species:	E. congoensis
Binomial name
Euphoresia congoensis Moser, 1916

Euphoresia congoensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm. They are olive-brown. The frons is green, dull, with scales along the anterior margin and next to the middle. Next to the eyes is a dense ring of yellowish-white scales. The antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is quite broadly scaled in the middle, but more densely at the sides. Three median longitudinal bands are almost scale-free and have a darker olive-green colour. The scutellum is scaled next to the margins. The elytra are striated, with the intervals weakly convex and with the scales sparsely spaced and irregular. Somewhat larger scales are found only very sporadically. A number of spots of varying sizes and irregularly arranged are darker and scaleless. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Euphoresia congoensis 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 28, 2026.
3. Moser, J. (1916). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) V." Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 129–188. Retrieved January 28, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .