Neotrichaphodioides forsterianus
| Neotrichaphodioides forsterianus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neotrichaphodioides |
| Species: | N. forsterianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neotrichaphodioides forsterianus (Balthasar, 1960) | |
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Neotrichaphodioides forsterianus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Bolivia and Costa Rica.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in). They have an oblong, moderately convex, shiny, glabrous, brown-reddish body. Part of the head, the sides of the pronotum and the elytra are reddish-testaceous, the latter with a paler spot surrounded by a piceous border. The legs are pale brown-reddish and the antennal club is brownish.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neotrichaphodioides forsterianus 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 October 21, 2026.
- 1 2 Dellacasa, M.; Dellacasa, G.; Skelley, P. E. (2010). "Neotrichaphodioides, new genus of Neotropical Aphodiini, with description of a new species from Peru (Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)". Insecta Mundi. 133: 1-12. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
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