Trochalus nigropiceus

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

Trochalus nigropiceus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Tanzania. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. They are blackish-brown and shiny. The head is rather densely punctate and the antennae are yellow. The pronotum is densely and rather strongly punctate, with some yellowish setae behind the anterior angles. The elytra have indistinct rows of punctures, with the intervals rather densely punctate. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) nigropiceus 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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