Pseudotrochalus subcostatus

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Pseudotrochalus subcostatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Pseudotrochalus
Species:
P. subcostatus
Binomial name
Pseudotrochalus subcostatus
Moser, 1917

Pseudotrochalus subcostatus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Ethiopia. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5–8 mm. They are black and shiny. The head, pronotum and scutellum are bronze-colored, and the underside is sometimes brown. The head is densely punctate and the antennae are yellow. The pronotum is densely punctate, as is the surface of the scutellum. The elytra show weakly wrinkled punctation. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pseudotrochalus subcostatus 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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