| Comoramorphochelus | |
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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: | Hopliini |
| Genus: | Comoramorphochelus Lacroix, 1997 |
| Species: | C. comorianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Comoramorphochelus comorianus (Sabatinelli, 1992)
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Comoramorphochelus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.1 It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Comoramorphochelus comorianus, which is found on the Comoros.2
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6–8.5 mm (0.24–0.33 in). The upper surface is dark brown to reddish with fine scaly hairs, but with denser tufts of more pronounced scaling on the elytra.3
References
References
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comoramorphochelus comorianus 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 April 2, 2026.
- Lacroix, M. (1997). "Insectes Coléoptères Hopliidae (1ère partie)" (PDF). Faune de Madagascar. 88 (1): 1–399. Retrieved April 2, 2026.