Kubousa gentilis

Kubousa gentilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Kubousa
Species:
K. gentilis
Binomial name
Kubousa gentilis

Kubousa gentilis 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 4.5 mm (0.18 in). Males are aeneous black, with the elytra somewhat brownish red in the anterior part, covered with small, elongate, white scales on the pronotum, and also on the elytra. The pygidial part of the abdomen is covered with similar scales which are contiguous. The scutellum has a few scales.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Kubousa gentilis 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 15, 2026.
  3. ^ 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 15, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.