Holotrichia danielssoni

Holotrichia danielssoni, is a species of dung beetle found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Holotrichia danielssoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Holotrichia
Species:
H. danielssoni
Binomial name
Holotrichia danielssoni
Bunalski, 1995

Description

Average length is about 18 to 21 mm. In male, body strongly elongate and reddish brown in color. Head, pronotum and legs are much darker. Abdomen shiny and yellow-brown in color. Head short, and transverse. Clypeus short, shiny, and coarsely punctated. Eyes large. Antennae divided into 10 segments and show a strong tendency to fusion of segments. Pronotum moderately transverse. Scutellum moderate with rounded apes with and puntures only in laterally. Elytra long with 3 distinct ribs and pronounced humeral callus. Pygidium convex and narrowly bordered. Legs long and tarsi without punctures. Fore tibiae tridentate, with a strong apical thorn. In female, elytra more shiny than male.

References

  1. "Holotrichia danielssoni Bunalski, 1995". scan-bugs. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
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