Euphoresia excellens

Euphoresia excellens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Euphoresia
Species:	E. excellens
Binomial name
	Euphoresia excellens; Frey, 1968

Last updated February 18, 2026

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

Description

The upper and lower surfaces are reddish-brown (but the antennae are yellow) and dull, with only the clypeus slightly shiny. The pronotum and elytra have symmetrically arranged dark green spots. There is an elongated spot and on each side a larger, rounded spot at the base in the middle on the pronotum.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Euphoresia excellens 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
1 2 Frey, G. (1968). "Neue Sericiden aus Afrika und Madagascar mit Bestimmungstabelle der westafrikanischen Aulacoserica-Arten (Col. Melolonth.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 19: 199–228. Retrieved January 15, 2026.

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Euphoresia excellens 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 15, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Frey, G. (1968). "Neue Sericiden aus Afrika und Madagascar mit Bestimmungstabelle der westafrikanischen Aulacoserica-Arten (Col. Melolonth.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 19: 199–228. Retrieved January 15, 2026.

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