Pseudotrochalus excisiceps

Pseudotrochalus excisiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Pseudotrochalus
Species:	P. excisiceps
Binomial name
	Pseudotrochalus excisiceps; Frey, 1974

Last updated February 07, 2026

Pseudotrochalus excisiceps is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–5 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are dark reddish-brown, iridescent and glabrous, with the margins of the wings fringed. The antennae are dark brown. The pronotum is very densely and finely evenly punctate, while the elytra have punctate striae, with the intervals somewhat coarser and less densely punctate than the pronotum.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pseudotrochalus excisiceps 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 14, 2026.
1 2 Frey, G. (1974). "Neue Sericinae (Col. Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 25: 354–357. Retrieved January 14, 2026.

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pseudotrochalus excisiceps 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 14, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Frey, G. (1974). "Neue Sericinae (Col. Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 25: 354–357. Retrieved January 14, 2026.

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