Peritrichia guttata

Peritrichia guttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Peritrichia
Species:	P. guttata
Binomial name
	Peritrichia guttata; (Burmeister, 1844)
Synonyms
	Anisonyx guttatus Burmeister, 1844;

Peritrichia guttata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in South Africa (Northern Cape).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm (0.30 in). They are similar to Peritrichia saga, but the elytra are a little shorter, and a little broader in proportion. The hairs on the head and pronotum are similar, but the latter part has a very narrow marginal border of scales along the base, and now and then a few scattered about on the discoidal part, but at the anterior angle, and also in the median part of the outer margin there is always a small, but distinct patch. The scales are white in males and yellow in females. The propygidium, pygidium and abdomen are entirely covered with scales in both sexes. The elytra are chestnut-brown and infuscate laterally in males, redder and less infuscate on the sides in females.^[3]

References

^ BioLib
^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Peritrichia guttata 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 4, 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 4, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Peritrichia guttata 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 4, 2026.

[:2-3] 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 4, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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