Hoplocnemis hylax
| Hoplocnemis hylax | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Hoplocnemis |
| Species: | H. hylax
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| Binomial name | |
| Hoplocnemis hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
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Hoplocnemis hylax is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Eastern Cape, Western Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 13–16 mm (0.51–0.63 in). Males have a piceous brown head, pronotum and legs, and the elytra are cherry red. The head is pubescent on the anterior part and fringed laterally with long, black hairs. The pronotum is glabrous on the upper side, and covered with deep, round punctures, somewhat scattered, and fringed laterally with dense, black hairs. Females are smaller than males and the punctures on the pronotum are equally deep but set close to one another.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hoplocnemis hylax 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.