Calometopidius cavellae
| Calometopidius cavellae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Calometopidius |
| Species: | C. cavellae
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| Binomial name | |
| Calometopidius cavellae Bourgoin, 1917
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Calometopidius cavellae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 13.6 mm (0.54 in). The pronotum is dull with a black disc, reddish on the margins (except anteriorly) and with fine punctation (but dense on the disc). On each side, there is a cluster of pale, golden, scale-like hairs. The elytra are golden-red and shiny.[4]
References
- ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Calometopidius cavellae 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 12, 2026.
- ^ Ricchiardi, E.; Rojkoff, S.; Flutsch, G. (2023). "Revision of Afrotropical genus Calometopidius Bourgoin, 1917, with a description of a new species and a new combination (Coleoptera, Cetoniinae, Trichiina)". Cetoniimania. 17: 8–15. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ^ Bourgoin, A. (1917). "Description de deux Trichiini nouveaux de l'Afrique tropicale (Col. Scarabaeidae)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 22 (6): 117–121. Retrieved May 13, 2026.