Dichelus simplicipes
| Dichelus simplicipes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Dichelus |
| Species: | D. simplicipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichelus simplicipes (Burmeister, 1844)
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Dichelus simplicipes 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 5 mm (0.20 in). They are black, with the elytra dark chestnut-brown or reddish brown. The legs are the same colour as the elytra. The upper surface has a slight metallic tinge. The elytra have two interrupted bands of white scales on each side. The head and pronotum are densely hairy, with the hairs black. Along the base of the latter is a faint trace of a narrow band of appressed whitish squamose hairs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Dichelus (Dichelus) simplicipes 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 6, 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 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.