Gryphonycha

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Gryphonycha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Sericinae
Tribe: Sericini
Genus: Gryphonycha
Péringuey, 1904
Species:
G. puberula
Binomial name
Gryphonycha puberula
(Fåhraeus, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Serica puberulaFåhraeus, 1857

Gryphonycha is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Gryphonycha puberula, which is found in South Africa (North West, Gauteng). [2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8-9 mm. They are rufescent, with a fleshy tinge and slightly iridescent. The elytra are punctato-striate, with the intervals raised and slightly tectiform, especially in the female, and moderately deeply punctate. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gryphonycha puberula 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. ↑ Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
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