| Trichinopus polygonus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trichinopus |
| Species: | T. polygonus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichinopus polygonus Frey, 1966 | |
Trichinopus polygonus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Namibia.
Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm for males and 6.5 mm for females. The head, pronotum, underside and pygidium are brownish-black, while the elytra are yellowish-brown, with the lateral margins and sutural striae brown. The legs and antennae are also brown. The underside is covered with long, dense, light-colored hairs and the legs have particularly long brown hairs. The lateral margins of the pronotum and elytra are fringed with long, light-coloured hairs. On the disc and anterior margin of the pronotum, as well as on the head, there are only a few long, light-coloured hairs.