Euphoresia hiekei

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Euphoresia hiekei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Euphoresia
Species:
E. hiekei
Binomial name
Euphoresia hiekei
Frey, 1972

Euphoresia hiekei is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Equatorial Guinea. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12-13 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are brown and barely shiny. The antennae are light brown. The pronotum has oval scales of varying sizes, densely covered only at the margin. The disc has only a few scales in the middle. On the elytra, the scales form three transverse bands. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Euphoresia hiekei 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 5, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Frey, G. (1972). "Neue afrikanische Sericinae (Col., Scarab., Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 23: 142–149. Retrieved January 5, 2026.