Euphoresia costipennis
| Euphoresia costipennis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Euphoresia |
| Species: | E. costipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphoresia costipennis (Quedenfeldt, 1884)
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Euphoresia costipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Angola.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11 mm. The pronotum is very finely sparsely punctate, covered with individual, sometimes grouped, white setae. The lateral margin is also somewhat more densely scaled. The elytra are dirty yellowish-brown, slightly glossy, the ribs metallic green or coppery with a faint iridescence, the intervals densely punctate and somewhat irregularly covered with small white scales.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Euphoresia costipennis 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 February 5, 2026.
- ^ a b Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (2–3): 187–234. Retrieved February 5, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.