Heterochelus exactor

Heterochelus exactor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Heterochelus
Species:
H. exactor
Binomial name
Heterochelus exactor

Heterochelus exactor is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6 mm (0.24 in). They are black, with only the abdomonial segments edged with flavescent scales, a few of which are also seen on the sides of the metasternum. The elytra are very dark fuscous brown, densely but very briefly pubescent, and without any trace of scales.

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heterochelus exactor 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Péringuey, L. (1902). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae), Sub-families: Rutelinae, Hopliinae". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 12: 561–920. Retrieved March 11, 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.