Pleophylla silvatica
| Pleophylla silvatica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pleophylla |
| Species: | P. silvatica
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| Binomial name | |
| Pleophylla silvatica Ahrens, Beckett, Eberle & Fabrizi, 2017
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Pleophylla silvatica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Mpumalanga).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.6–13.4 mm. The pronotum is unicoloured and has dense and thick erect setae. The elytra have dark spots and dense, erect dorsal pilosity.[3]
Etymology
The species name refers to its strict occurrence in native forests.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pleophylla silvatica 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c Eberle, J.; Beckett, M.; Özgül-Siemund, A.; Frings, J.; Fabrizi, S.; Ahrens, D. (2017). "Afromontane forests hide 19 new species of an ancient chafer lineage (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): Pleophylla Erichson, 1847 – phylogeny and taxonomic". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 180 (2): 321–353. Retrieved December 19, 2025.