| Pseudotrochalus iridescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pseudotrochalus |
| Species: | P. iridescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudotrochalus iridescens Frey, 1974 | |
Pseudotrochalus iridescens is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Tanzania. [2] [3]
Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are blackish-brown, the antennae yellowish-brown and the pronotum and elytra strongly iridescent. The pronotum is densely, shallowly, and finely punctate, with a shallow, rather broad median impression in the basal half. The base of the elytra is slightly tomentose. The elytra bear only very shallow and sparsely punctate, but incised striae. [3]