Taxonomy

endemique

Description

"Medium body in short oval, thick but not very convex above, reddish brown, sternal face with dense coating of long yellow bristles, woolly, pronotum with dense fringe of long spiny bristles on the sides; elytra with dense fringe of short spines in front, longer back.


Fauvel, the descriptor considers that this is a soil form, with underground customs.


The only known specimen (IRSN Belgium) could not be dissected due to its poor condition. "


R.PAULIAN, op.cit.



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Geographical distribution