| Comythovalgus modestus | |
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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 |
| Genus: | Comythovalgus |
| Species: | C. modestus
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| Binomial name | |
| Comythovalgus modestus Schein, 1956
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Comythovalgus modestus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.1 It is found in Kenya.23
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in). The ground colour is pitch black, with the scales on the upper and underside brown, but in places on the propygidium and pygidium a tone lighter. The scales are generally dense, but not cover the ground colour in some places.3
References
References
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comythovalgus modestus 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- Schein, H. (1956). "Neue Cetoniden Trichiiden und Valgiden aus dem Coryndon Museum Nairobi (Coleoptera: Lamellicornia)". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society Londen. 25 (11–12): 191-199. Retrieved May 16, 2026.