Goiginus howdeni

Goiginus howdeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Goiginus
Species:
G. howdeni
Binomial name
Goiginus howdeni
Endrödi, 1982

Goiginus howdeni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.5–4 mm (0.14–0.16 in). They have an elongate, moderately convex, shiny, glabrous, dark brown-yellowish body, with the margin of the clypeus and front angles of the pronotum paler. The legs are yellowish and the antennal club is brownish.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Goiginus howdeni 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 28, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Dellacasa, G.; Bordat, P.; Dellacasa, M. (2000). "A revisional essay of world genus-group taxa of Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae)" (PDF). Memorie Della Società Entomologica Italiana, Genova. 79: 1-482. Retrieved October 28, 2026.