Crepischiza ertli
species of insect
Crepischiza ertli is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Tanzania.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 13 mm (0.51 in). They are reddish-brown. The head is widely punctate anteriorly, becoming more densely punctate towards the vertex, with the punctures rather coarse.The frons is twice as long as the clypeus. The upturned anterior margin of the latter is slightly emarginate. The pronotum is of a similar shape to that of Crepischiza usambarae and moderately densely punctate. The punctures are covered with tiny scales perceptible only under a magnifying glass. The scutellum is punctate. The elytra are weakly wrinkled and rather densely punctate and the punctures bear small, whitish, scale-like setae that are somewhat larger than those in usambarae.
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