Dolichostethus levis
| Dolichostethus levis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Dolichostethus |
| Species: | D. levis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dolichostethus levis (Janson, 1877)
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Dolichostethus levis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Angola, South Africa (Limpopo) and Zimbabwe.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10–11 mm (0.39–0.43 in). They are black, somewhat metallic underneath and opaque on the upper side. The greatest part of the disk of the pronotum is black with more or less broad flavescent border in front and on the sides but not in the basal part, that discoidal black part is, however, occasionally divided into spots or patches. The elytra are flavo-testaceous and have a long, triangular infuscate patch which seems to be a continuation of the prothoracic discoidal one, and the apex of which reaches the median part of the suture. The extreme apical part is triangularly black.[3]
References
- ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Dolichostethus levis 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 21, 2026.
- ^ a b Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved May 21, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.