Pachnoda savignyi (Gory & Percheron 1833)

Pachnoda savignyi, the sun beetle, is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.^[1][2]

Subspecies

• Pachnoda savignyi consentanea Schaum, 1844
• Pachnoda savignyi savignyi (Gory & Percheron, 1833)

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Pachnoda savignyi

Description

Pachnoda savignyi can reach a length of about 23–25 millimetres (0.91–0.98 in).^[4][5] These beetles have slightly flat, square robust bodies with a dark brown-and-yellow or orange colour pattern.

Distribution

This species can be found in North Africa (Morocco, Egypt, Senegal, Chad, Mali).^[2][4][5]

Etymology

The name honours Marie Jules César Savigny.

References

• Gory M.H. & Percheron M.A. (1833) Monographie des Cétoines et genres voisins, formant dans les familles naturelles de Latreille, le division des Scarabées Mélitophiles, J.B.Baillières editor. Paris :1-410
• Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database. Schoolmeesters P.,