Gouna vittigera
| Gouna vittigera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Gouna |
| Species: | G. vittigera
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| Binomial name | |
| Gouna vittigera (Burmeister, 1844)
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Gouna vittigera is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm (0.28 in). They are similar to Gouna lineolata, but covered everywhere with regularly disposed scales. The pronotum is black, white on the sides and has two bands projecting from the black base to the limit of the scales, the median line is whiter and deeper. The scutellum is scaly and the elytra have four longitudinal white bands, the two near the suture broader and longer than the other two which are narrower and shorter. Between the two juxta-sutural bands and the suture there is a sprinkling of white scales. The legs are black.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gouna vittigera 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 18, 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 18, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.