Euphoresia punctum

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Euphoresia punctum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Euphoresia
Species:
E. punctum
Binomial name
Euphoresia punctum
(Thomson, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Trochalus punctumThomson, 1858
  • Euphoresia punctum congoanaBrenske, 1900

Euphoresia punctum is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They are reddish-brown with metallic green reflections and covered with fine, white scales and with a large, velvety, ovoid, convex spot on the edge of each elytron. The elytra have fine, clearly visible striae, with the intervals slightly convex. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Euphoresia punctum 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 February 6, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Brenske, E. (1902). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. (Schluss)" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 47: 1–82. Retrieved February 6, 2026.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .