Eriesthis dubiosa
| Eriesthis dubiosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Eriesthis |
| Species: | E. dubiosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Eriesthis dubiosa Péringuey, 1902
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Eriesthis dubiosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Limpopo).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in). They are black, with the elytra reddish. The head and pronotum are similar to those of Eriesthis guttata, but the hairs and scales are not such a bright yellow. The scutellum is squamose, and the elytra are covered with appressed hairs which can hardly be called squamose.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Eriesthis dubiosa 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.
- ^ 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.