Ablaberoides flavipennis
| Ablaberoides flavipennis | |
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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. flavipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ablaberoides flavipennis (Fåhraeus, 1857)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Ablabera flavipennis Fåhraeus, 1857[1] | |
Ablaberoides flavipennis is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo) and Zimbabwe.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.25-5.5 mm. They are very similar to Ablaberoides testaceus, and can be distinguished only with difficulty. The colour, however, differs in being dark bronze with the elytra testaceous-red but retaining a black suture and an outer marginal infuscate band, or being uniformly dark chestnut-brown.[3]
References
- ^ Fahraeus O.L. (1857) Insecta Caffraria annis 1838–1845 a J.A.Wahlberg collecta amici auxilios sultus descripsit. Coleoptera, Holmiae 2:1–395
- ^ a b "Ablaberoides flavipennis (Fåhraeus, 1857)". 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.