Trochalus

Trochalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Sericinae
Tribe:	Sericini
Genus:	Trochalus ; Laporte, 1832

Last updated February 07, 2026

Trochalus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Species

EpitrochalusFrey, 1960
- Trochalus alternans (Frey, 1960)
- Trochalus badius Boheman, 1860
- Trochalus bailundensis Moser, 1920
- Trochalus damarus Péringuey, 1904
- Trochalus insignis Moser, 1918
- Trochalus major (Frey, 1960)
- Trochalus modestus Péringuey, 1892
- Trochalus placens Péringuey, 1904
- Trochalus tetraphyllus (Frey, 1966)
- Trochalus zambesianus Moser, 1924
- Trochalus zuluensis Frey, 1968
Trochalus
- Trochalus aeneopiceus Fairmaire, 1882
- Trochalus aenescens Moser, 1916
- Trochalus aereus Frey, 1970
- Trochalus aerugineus Burmeister, 1855
- Trochalus aethiopicus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus angolanus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus ardoini Frey, 1968
- Trochalus aruensis Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus atratus Burmeister, 1855
- Trochalus beiranus Frey, 1964
- Trochalus bicarinatus Moser, 1919
- Trochalus bituberculatus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus bohemani Gerstaecker, 1867
- Trochalus bonsae Frey, 1970
- Trochalus bredoi Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus brevipes Moser, 1917
- Trochalus byrrhinus Fåhraeus, 1857
- Trochalus camaruensis Quedenfeldt, 1888
- Trochalus camerunensis Brenske, 1903
- Trochalus carinatus (Gyllenhal, 1817)
- Trochalus cariniceps Kolbe, 1914
- Trochalus cariniger Kolbe, 1914
- Trochalus carinulatus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus collarti Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus conspicuus Moser, 1919
- Trochalus corinthia Gerstaecker, 1867
- Trochalus corpulentus Quedenfeldt, 1888
- Trochalus crampelanus Moser, 1917
- Trochalus denticeps Moser, 1916
- Trochalus discoideus (Fabricius, 1801)
- Trochalus distinctus Moser, 1918
- Trochalus diversirostris Frey, 1963
- Trochalus doblerae Frey, 1975
- Trochalus ealanus Moser, 1924
- Trochalus elisabethae Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus elisabethanus Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus endroedii Frey, 1974
- Trochalus exasperans Péringuey, 1904
- Trochalus excellens Moser, 1916
- Trochalus ferranti Moser, 1917
- Trochalus flavicornis Moser, 1924
- Trochalus francevillensis Moser, 1916
- Trochalus fraterculus Kolbe, 1913
- Trochalus freynei Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus fulgidus Fåhraeus, 1857
- Trochalus fulvescens Quedenfeldt, 1884
- Trochalus fulvicolor Moser, 1924
- Trochalus fulvicornis Moser, 1926
- Trochalus fulvus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus fuscipes Moser, 1917
- Trochalus fuscoaeneus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus fuscorufus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus gebieni Moser, 1917
- Trochalus gibbus (Fabricius, 1781)
- Trochalus globulus Moser, 1918
- Trochalus guineensis Frey, 1973
- Trochalus henrardi Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus heterosternus Moser, 1917
- Trochalus hulstaerti Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus imitans Frey, 1962
- Trochalus imputatus (Gyllenhal, 1817)
- Trochalus infranitens Fairmaire, 1887
- Trochalus ingratus Frey, 1975
- Trochalus inops Péringuey, 1904
- Trochalus integriceps Moser, 1917
- Trochalus iridescens Frey, 1968
- Trochalus iridicolor Kolbe, 1914
- Trochalus iringicus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus jokoensis Moser, 1917
- Trochalus kabindanus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus kapirianus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus kasenyensis Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus kigonseranus Moser, 1919
- Trochalus kilimanus Kolbe, 1910
- Trochalus kindaensis Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus kisantuensis (Burgeon, 1943)
- Trochalus kochi Frey, 1968
- Trochalus kristenseni Moser, 1916
- Trochalus kwiluensis Moser, 1924
- Trochalus lamtoensis Frey, 1970
- Trochalus lepidus Péringuey, 1904
- Trochalus lindianus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus longicornis Moser, 1924
- Trochalus lucens Frey, 1970
- Trochalus lucidulus Burmeister, 1855
- Trochalus lukuledianus Moser, 1920
- Trochalus macrocerus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus macrophthalmus Frey, 1963
- Trochalus maculifrons Fairmaire, 1886
- Trochalus madjuensis Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus malelanus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus margaritaceus Lansberge, 1882
- Trochalus mashunus Péringuey, 1904
- Trochalus massarti Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus maynei Moser, 1924
- Trochalus micans Frey, 1974
- Trochalus miniaticollis Moser, 1916
- Trochalus monticola Frey, 1974
- Trochalus motoensis (Burgeon, 1943)
- Trochalus mwikanus Moser, 1924
- Trochalus nigerianus Frey, 1960
- Trochalus nigrescens Moser, 1919
- Trochalus nigropiceus Moser, 1917
- Trochalus niloticus Blanchard, 1850
- Trochalus nitens Frey, 1968
- Trochalus obtusidens Quedenfeldt, 1884
- Trochalus opacipennis Moser, 1916
- Trochalus opaculus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus opimus Kolbe, 1914
- Trochalus orbiculatus Péringuey, 1904
- Trochalus overlaeti Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus parvus Moser, 1917
- Trochalus pectoralis Brenske, 1899
- Trochalus peramihoanus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus piceolus Moser, 1917
- Trochalus piceus (Fabricius, 1781)
- Trochalus picipes Klug, 1855
- Trochalus piger Frey, 1970
- Trochalus pilula (Klug, 1835)
- Trochalus politus Moser, 1919
- Trochalus pondoensis Frey, 1968
- Trochalus pruinosus Kolbe, 1914
- Trochalus puncticeps (Burgeon, 1943)
- Trochalus quadrifoliatus Moser, 1921
- Trochalus quinquedentatus Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus roseoviridis Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus rosettae Frey, 1976
- Trochalus rotundatus Laporte, 1832
- Trochalus rubricatus Boheman, 1860
- Trochalus ruficolor Moser, 1916
- Trochalus rufoflavus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus rufofulvus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus rufulus Thomson, 1858
- Trochalus rugifrons Thomson, 1858
- Trochalus saginatus Kolbe, 1914
- Trochalus salaamus Moser, 1924
- Trochalus schoutedeni Moser, 1924
- Trochalus schwetzi Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus scutellaris Moser, 1916
- Trochalus sebakuanus Péringuey, 1904
- Trochalus semiaeneus Kolbe, 1883
- Trochalus seminitens Fairmaire, 1884
- Trochalus sericeus Frey, 1970
- Trochalus sibutanus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus silfverbergi Frey, 1970
- Trochalus similis Frey, 1968
- Trochalus simplex Frey, 1973
- Trochalus soyerae Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus spectabilis Quedenfeldt, 1884
- Trochalus sphaeroides Blanchard, 1850
- Trochalus splendidulus Fåhraeus, 1857
- Trochalus sternalis Moser, 1916
- Trochalus subcarinatus Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus subnitens Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus subrotundus Linell, 1896
- Trochalus sudanensis Moser, 1916
- Trochalus sudanicus Moser, 1919
- Trochalus tenuivestis Moser, 1916
- Trochalus testaceipennis Moser, 1916
- Trochalus theryi Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus tomentosus Moser, 1917
- Trochalus toraensis Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus tridentatus Moser, 1924
- Trochalus tuberculatus (Gyllenhal, 1817)
- Trochalus uelleanus Brenske, 1899
- Trochalus ukamicus Moser, 1919
- Trochalus ukerewius Kolbe, 1913
- Trochalus umbugwensis Moser, 1916
- Trochalus urbanus Péringuey, 1904
- Trochalus urundiensis Moser, 1920
- Trochalus urunguensis Moser, 1924
- Trochalus usambaricus Moser, 1916
- Trochalus uvirensis Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus vagus Péringuey, 1904
- Trochalus vanderysti Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus villiersi Frey, 1966
- Trochalus viridicollis Moser, 1916
- Trochalus wauanus Moser, 1919
- Trochalus yeboensis Burgeon, 1944
- Trochalus zuluanus Moser, 1921

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus 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 8, 2026.
↑ Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 8, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus 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 8, 2026.

[:2-3] Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 8, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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