Anisonyx elizabethae

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

Anisonyx elizabethae 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 7.5 mm (0.30 in). They are very similar to Anisonyx pauperatus, but the whole body is clothed with black hairs, and the elytra alone are sprinkled with blue scales. In shape, they are also slightly shorter than A. pauperatus.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anisonyx elizabethae 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Péringuey, L. (1902). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae), Sub-families: Rutelinae, Hopliinae". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 12: 561–920. Retrieved March 2, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.