{{Short description|Species of beetle}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | image2 = | image2_caption = | genus= Heterochelus | species = maculatus | authority = Kulzer, 1960 | synonyms = }} '''''Heterochelus maculatus''''' is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.<ref>[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1220938/ BioLib]</ref> It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last= Schoolmeesters|first= P.|date= 2025|title= ''Heterochelus maculatus'' at Catalogue of Life|url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/3L8B3|website= 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).|location= Amsterdam, Netherlands|publisher= Catalogue of Life Foundation|access-date=March 9, 2026}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
== Description == Adults reach a length of about {{cvt|7-8|mm}}. The head and pronotum are black, while elytra, legs and abdomen are light reddish-brown. The elytra are densely covered with orange-yellow scales and have a black, wedge-shaped stripe, as well as a black transverse band of variable size.<ref name=":2">{{cite journal|last1=Kulzer|first1=H.|date= 1960|title= Revision der Dichelus Untergattungen Heterochelus Burm. und Ischnochelus Burm. (Col. Melolonth.).|url= https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Entomologische-Arbeiten-Museum-Frey_11_0433-0580.pdf|journal=Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey|volume=11|issue=|publisher= |pages= 433–580.|doi= |access-date= March 9, 2026}}</ref>
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Category:Beetles described in 1960 Category:Beetles of South Africa maculatus
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