| Cocherellus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Melolonthinae |
| Tribe: | Melolonthini |
| Genus: | Cocherellus Paulian, 1991 |
| Species: | C. azureus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cocherellus azureus Paulian, 1991
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Cocherellus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.1 It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Cocherellus azureus, which is found in New Caledonia.23
Description
Adults reach a length of about 19 mm (0.75 in). They have a shiny black body with red antennae.3
References
References
- "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Cocherellus azureus 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 June 29, 2026.
- Paulian, R. (1991). "Les Coléoptères Scarabaeoidea de Nouvelle-Calédonie" (PDF). Editions de l’Orstom. Collection Faune Tropicale. 29: 1-164. Retrieved June 29, 2026.