Ablaberoides fahraei

Ablaberoides fahraei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ablaberoides
Species:
A. fahraei
Binomial name
Ablaberoides fahraei
Synonyms
  • Trochalus aeneus Fåhraeus, 1857

Ablaberoides fahraei is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Limpopo, Cape) and Namibia.[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.75-6.5 mm. They have a reddish-bronze, ovate body, with the elytra often greener, and with an opaline sheen. The antennae and palpi are flavescent or rufescent.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ablaberoides fahraei Péringuey, 1904". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  2. ^ 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.