| Trochalus kapirianus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trochalus |
| Species: | T. kapirianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trochalus kapirianus Moser, 1916 | |
Trochalus kapirianus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] [3]
Adults reach a length of about 9.5 mm. They are dark reddish-brown, dull on top, with a slight silky sheen. The head, the anterior part of the pronotum and the underside are shiny. The head is moderately densely covered with rather large punctures. The antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is quite densely punctured with bristle-bearing lateral margins. The elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals flat and moderately densely covered with punctures, some of which with fine setae. [3]