Euryschiza
| Euryschiza | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Melolonthinae |
| Tribe: | Melolonthini |
| Genus: | Euryschiza Brenske, 1898 |
| Species: | E. salaama |
| Binomial name | |
| Euryschiza salaama Brenske, 1898 | |
Euryschiza is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Euryschiza salaama, which is found in Tanzania.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 15 mm (0.59 in). They have a narrow, glossy yellowish-brown body. The anterior margin of the pronotum is wavy, slightly protruding in the middle, then slightly indented, the blunt anterior angles extending into the lateral ridge of the anterior margin without projecting. It is sparsely punctate. The elytra are somewhat more densely, but not coarsely, punctate. The pygidium is rounded.
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". Retrieved May 31, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Euryschiza salaama 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 May 31, 2026.
- 1 2 Brenske, E. (1898). "Melolonthiden aus Afrika" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 59 (4): 333–394. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
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