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Anisonyx alticola
Anisonyx alticola is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).
From the article Anisonyx alticola on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.7–6.9 mm (0.26–0.27 in) (males) and 8.1–8.2 mm (0.32–0.32 in) (females). They are black and shining, with fulvous elytra (in males with black margins). There are some deep blue scales on the upperside. The scales on the propygidium, pygidium, abdomen and hind legs are closer together and not as deep blue. There are long black setae and short light greyish hairs on the upperside.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 649780.