Pseudotrochalus nitidulus

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Pseudotrochalus nitidulus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Pseudotrochalus
Species:
P. nitidulus
Binomial name
Pseudotrochalus nitidulus
Moser, 1917
Synonyms
  • Pseudotrochalus nitidulus henrardiBurgeon, 1943
  • Pseudotrochalus tridenticepsMoser, 1924

Pseudotrochalus nitidulus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm. They are black above and brown below, and shiny. The frons is strongly punctate and the antennae are brown with a yellow club. The pronotum is moderately densely punctate and the elytra have rows of punctures, the spaces between shallow and moderately densely filled with punctures. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pseudotrochalus nitidulus 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 22, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
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