Ablabera gravidula
| Ablabera gravidula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Ablabera |
| Species: | A. gravidula
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| Binomial name | |
| Ablabera gravidula Péringuey, 1904
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Ablabera gravidula 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 9 mm. They are similar to Ablabera splendida in shape, but of heavier build, and with the clypeus very slightly sinuate laterally towards the apex the outer angles of which are not sharp. The anterior margin is nearly straight. They are black, with the elytra and legs chestnut-red. The prothorax and elytra are fringed with a dense, long, fulvous pubescence. The head and prothorax are finely punctured, the punctures on the elytra are deeper and less closely set than on the prothorax.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ablabera gravidula 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.