Ablaberoides fahraei
| Ablaberoides fahraei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Superfamily: | Scarabaeoidea |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Ablaberoides |
| Species: | A. fahraei
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| Binomial name | |
| Ablaberoides fahraei Péringuey, 1904
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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
- ^ "Ablaberoides fahraei Péringuey, 1904". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ 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.