Trochalus aereus

Trochalus aereus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Trochalus
Species:
T. aereus
Binomial name
Trochalus aereus
Frey, 1970
Synonyms
  • Trochalus aereus ab. bicolor Frey, 1970

Trochalus aereus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6–8 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are glossy and brown to light brown, the darker parts usually with a metallic sheen. The antennae are yellow. The pronotum is moderately and densely punctate. The elytra have mostly indistinct stripes of punctures, the spaces between these densely and somewhat irregularly punctured.

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) aereus 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 February 5, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Frey, G. (1970). "Coleoptera aus Nordostafrika. Melolonthidae und Rutelidae. Zoological contribution from the Finnish expeditions to the Sudan Nr.23". Notulae Entomologicae. 51: 1–7. Retrieved February 5, 2026.