Ablabera gratula
| Ablabera gratula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Ablabera |
| Species: | A. gratula
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| Binomial name | |
| Ablabera gratula Péringuey, 1904
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Ablabera gratula is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.5–9 mm. The head and anterior part of prothorax are black, while the posterior part is red. The scutellum is black and the under side is piceous, with the legs rufescent. The elytra are pale testaceous and have an outer marginal narrow, fuscous band. The pedicel of the antennae is flavous in both sexes, while the club is infuscate.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ablabera gratula 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 January 9, 2026.
- ^ a b Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 9, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.