# Holisonycha

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***Holisonycha*** is a genus of [beetle](/source/Beetle) of the family [Scarabaeidae](/source/Scarabaeidae).[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single [species](/source/Species), ***Holisonycha mellila***, which is found in South Africa ([Western Cape](/source/Western_Cape)).[2][3]

## Description

Adults reach a length of about 10-12 mm. They are light brick-red or pale testaceous and shining. Each puncture on the upper side has a minute hair. The [pronotum](/source/Pronotum) has the outer margin somewhat crenulate in the posterior part, and is [ciliate](/source/Cilia). The surface is covered with round, scattered punctures separated by smooth intervals, the punctures are more closely set on the sides and along the anterior margin. The scutellum is impunctate and the [elytra](/source/Elytra) are elongated and cylindrical, with the punctures somewhat apart. The [pygidium](/source/Pygidium) is not distinctly punctate.[3]

## References

1. [Global Biodiversity Information Facility](https://www.gbif.org/species/1051785)

1. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). ["*Holisonycha mellila* at Catalogue of Life"](https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/6LY8G). *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 5, 2026.

1. Péringuey, L. (1904). ["Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)."](https://dn790009.ca.archive.org/0/items/transactionsofso13roya/transactionsofso13roya.pdf). *Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society*. **13** (1): 1–293. Retrieved May 5, 2026.

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