Trochalus sebakuanus

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Trochalus sebakuanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Trochalus
Species:
T. sebakuanus
Binomial name
Trochalus sebakuanus
Péringuey, 1904

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. The shape, colour, and sculpture is similar to that of Trochalus urbanus , but it differs by the shape of the clypeus, which is constricted laterally, although much less strongly than in the other species of Trochalus. The median part of the anterior margin is also plainly angular, which is not the case in T. urbanus. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) sebakuanus 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.
  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.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .