Anisonyx lepidotus
| Anisonyx lepidotus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Anisonyx |
| Species: | A. lepidotus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anisonyx lepidotus Wiedemann, 1821
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Anisonyx lepidotus 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 8.5–9 mm (0.33–0.35 in). They are black, with the elytra sometimes fulvous. The head and pronotum are very densely covered with black or fulvous hairs. The pronotum has three median lines of green scales, and on each side an elongate, broad band or patch. The elytra, which are densely clothed at the base with long hairs, are fuscous or fulvous. There are also a few scattered green scales, which are also found on the pygidium.[3]
Life history
They have been recorded from Zantedeschia aethiopica.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anisonyx lepidotus 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 4, 2026.
- ^ a b c 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 4, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.