Vansoniola

Vansoniola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Melolonthinae
Tribe: Hopliini
Genus: Vansoniola
Schein, 1958
Species:
V. kochi
Binomial name
Vansoniola kochi
(Schein, 1956)
Synonyms
  • Scelophysa (Vansonia) Schein, 1956
  • Scelophysa (Vansonia) kochi Schein, 1956

Vansoniola is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Vansoniola kochi, which is found in Namibia and South Africa (Northern Cape).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12–13 mm (0.47–0.51 in) (males) and 9.5–11.5 mm (0.37–0.45 in) (females). They are black and dull above but glossy below. The head, pronotum, scutellum, pygidium, underside and legs are without scales. The elytra have dull dark reddish-brown tomentum.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Vansoniola kochi 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 March 24, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Schein, H. (1956). "Neue afrikanischen Hoplien (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Hopliinae)" (PDF). Mitteilungen Der Münchener Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 46: 27–41. Retrieved March 26, 2026.

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