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Neotrichaphodioides woytkowskii

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Neotrichaphodioides woytkowskii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neotrichaphodioides
Species:
N. woytkowskii
Binomial name
Neotrichaphodioides woytkowskii
Dellacasa, Dellacasa & Skelley, 2010

Neotrichaphodioides woytkowskii is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Peru.[2][3]

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in). They have an oblong-elongate, moderately convex, shiny, piceous brown body, with the margins of the clypeus and sides of the pronotum paler, the legs dark brown and the antennal club piceous.[3]

Etymology

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The species is named in honour of F. Woytkowski, who collected all the specimens of the type series.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neotrichaphodioides woytkowskii 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.
  3. 1 2 3 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.