Atrichelaphinis quadripunctata
| Atrichelaphinis quadripunctata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Atrichelaphinis |
| Species: | A. quadripunctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Atrichelaphinis quadripunctata (Lansberge, 1882)
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Atrichelaphinis quadripunctata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Somalia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11 mm (0.43 in). The head is dark brown with blackish areas and strongly sculpted. The pronotum is dark brown with transverse points of sculpture, disc poorly punctate, sculpture becoming more dense and confluent to striae in front and laterally. The scutellum is dark brown and smooth, with only a few setigerous points on the lateral angles. The elytra are orange with four black markings. The pygidium is chestnut brown.[3]
References
- ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Atrichelaphinis (Heterelaphinis) quadripunctata 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 May 16, 2026.
- ^ a b Rojkoff, S.; Perissinotto, R. (2015). "Review of the genera Anelaphinis Kolbe, 1892 and Atrichelaphinis Kraatz, 1898 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae)". ZooKeys. 482: 91-142. Retrieved May 17, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.