Trochalus gebieni

Trochalus gebieni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Trochalus
Species:	T. gebieni
Binomial name
Trochalus gebieni Moser, 1917

Trochalus gebieni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Tanzania. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.5–9 mm. They are black and dull. The head, pronotum (except for the basal part) and underside are shiny and the legs are brown. The head is sparsely punctate and the antennae are yellow. The pronotum is densely and finely punctate and the elytra have regular rows of punctures, the interstices densely covered with punctures. ^[3]

References

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