Hoplocnemis mutica
| Hoplocnemis mutica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Hoplocnemis |
| Species: | H. mutica
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| Binomial name | |
| Hoplocnemis mutica (Burmeister, 1844)
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Hoplocnemis mutica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12.5 mm (0.49 in). They are very similar to Hoplocnemis auriventris and more especially the red-winged specimens of Hoplocnemis armata, but it is only on the propygidium that there are a few scattered flavescent scales, while the abdomen has none. The colour is black, the elytra only being brick-red, the sculpture and vestiture, with the exception of the scales on the abdomen, are as in H. armata, but in the hind legs are different.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hoplocnemis mutica 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 6, 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 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.