Stilbotrochalus

Stilbotrochalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Sericinae
Tribe: Sericini
Genus: Stilbotrochalus
Kolbe, 1914
Species:
S. nitens
Binomial name
Stilbotrochalus nitens
Kolbe, 1914

Stilbotrochalus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Stilbotrochalus nitens, which is found in Tanzania.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.75 mm (0.266 in). They are entirely brownish-red, strongly glossy, and neither tomentose nor hairy. The pronotum is strongly narrowed anteriorly, superiorly almost densely punctate. The elytra are punctate-striate, with the striae somewhat impressed and the interstriae sparsely punctate. The pygidium is weakly convex, partly slightly, but very faintly, foveolate and sparsely, but rather strongly punctate.

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stilbotrochalus nitens 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 June 1, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Kolbe, H. J. (1914). "Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907-1908 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzog zu Mecklemburg. Band V: Zoologie III. Lieferung 3. Scarabaeiden" (PDF). Klinkhardt & Biermann. Leipzig. 5 (3): 261–416. Retrieved June 1, 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.