Argoplia glaberrimus
| Argoplia glaberrimus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Argoplia |
| Species: | A. glaberrimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Argoplia glaberrimus (Burmeister, 1844)
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Argoplia glaberrimus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Northern Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.5–9 mm (0.30–0.35 in). They are black and very shining. There is a narrow lateral band of white scales on the pronotum, and a basal one partly obliterated except in the middle, while in the median longitudinal groove are a few white hairs. The scutellum is clothed with elongated white scales, and in the central part of the elytra, close to the suture, there is a patch of similar scales and a rudimentary longitudinal band of the same, beginning at the base but scarcely reaching to the median part. The propygidium and apical margin of the abdominal segments are fringed with white elongate scales. The antennae are reddish with the club black.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Argoplia glaberrimus 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 16, 2026.
- ^ 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 16, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.