Denticnema striata

Denticnema striata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Denticnema
Species:
D. striata
Binomial name
Denticnema striata
(Burmeister, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Pachycnema striata Burmeister, 1844
  • Pachycnema (Denticnema) striata feminiformis Schein, 1959
  • Denticnema striatum

Denticnema striata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape, Northern Cape).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10.5–11.5 mm (0.41–0.45 in). The head and pronotum are black and the elytra are reddish-brown with five broad uninterrupted bands of white scales on each side. The legs are brownish red.[3]

Subspecies

  • Denticnema striata striata (Western Cape, Northern Cape)
  • Denticnema striata feminiformis (Schein, 1959) (Western Cape, Northern Cape)

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Denticnema striata 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 5, 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 5, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.