Pseudotrochalus byrrhoides

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Pseudotrochalus byrrhoides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Pseudotrochalus
Species:
P. byrrhoides
Binomial name
Pseudotrochalus byrrhoides
(Thomson, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Trochalus byrrhoidesThomson, 1858
  • Autoserica byrrhoides

Pseudotrochalus byrrhoides is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Liberia, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9 mm. They have a reddish-brown, dull, egg-shaped body, with a faint opalescent sheen and with tiny hairs on the upper and lower surfaces. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pseudotrochalus byrrhoides 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 Brenske, E. (1902). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. (Schluss)" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 47: 1–82. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
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