Trochalus picipes

Trochalus picipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Trochalus
Species:	T. picipes
Binomial name
	Trochalus picipes; Klug, 1855

Last updated February 20, 2026

Trochalus picipes is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Mozambique.^[2]^[3]

Description

They are globose and fuscous-black, with the legs piceous. The upper side is deep dark brown, almost black, and without sheen. The head and prothorax are densely and the elytra scarcely visibly punctured, the latter indistinctly striate. The under side is dark piceous-brown.^[3]

References

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