Scapanoclypeus aberrans
| Scapanoclypeus aberrans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Scapanoclypeus |
| Species: | S. aberrans
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| Binomial name | |
| Scapanoclypeus aberrans (Frey, 1974)
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Scapanoclypeus aberrans is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Namibia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5–8 mm. The clypeus is impunctate, glabrous and dull, while the frons and vertex are piceous. The former with flavous setae. The pronotum is piceous or dark castaneous and the elytra and pygidium are brown. On disc of the pronotum is impunctate medially, while the remaining areas are shining with scattered setigerous punctures. On the elytra, the humeral, lateral, and apical margins are darker than the disc.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Scapanoclypeus aberrans 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 February 24, 2026.
- ^ a b Evans, A. (1987). "A new genus of Melolonthinae from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 50 (2): 363–370. Retrieved February 24, 2026.