Trochalus rosettae

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Trochalus rosettae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Trochalus
Species:
T. rosettae
Binomial name
Trochalus rosettae
Frey, 1976

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8-8.5 mm. The upper surface is blackish-brown to dark reddish-brown, dull and tomentose. The frons is glossy and the pygidium is dull. The pronotum has a few scattered hairs on the anterior margin and the ventral segments have very scattered setae. The lateral margins of the elytra are finely, loosely, and pale-ciliate, but the rest is glabrous. The antennae are brown, with a yellow club. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) rosettae 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Frey, G. (1976). "Neue westafrikanische Sericinae aus der Sammlung G Nonveiller (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 27: 323–326. Retrieved February 4, 2026.