Ablabera matabelena

Ablabera matabelena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ablabera
Species:
A. matabelena
Binomial name
Ablabera matabelena

Ablabera matabelena is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Zimbabwe.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9 mm. They are similar to Ablabera amoena, but the colour is redder, the head is not infuscate, the clypeus is plainly sinuate laterally, the outer angles do not project in the male, and the anterior margin is only slightly sinuate.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ablabera matabelena 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.
  3. ^ 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.