Pachnoda sinuata, the garden fruit chafer or checkers tor or brown-and-yellow fruit chafer, is a species of beetle found in Namibia, South Africa and Egypt.

The species is part of the large family Scarabaeidae, which also include the scarabs and dung beetles.

Adult beetles feed on flowers and fruit, often destroying them in the process which makes them unpopular with gardeners.

Adults lay their eggs in manure and compost heaps or among plant roots.

The pupae develop inside large, egg-shaped protective clay shells.