Trochalus piceolus

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

Trochalus piceolus 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. The head is moderately densely punctured and the antennae are yellow. The pronotum is densely punctate, with several setae both along the anterior margin and laterally next to the anterior angles. On the elytra, the rows of punctures are very indistinct, and the punctures are quite close together in the shallow interstices. [3]

References

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