Scapanoclypeus brunneus
| Scapanoclypeus brunneus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Scapanoclypeus |
| Species: | S. brunneus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scapanoclypeus brunneus Evans, 1987
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Scapanoclypeus brunneus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Namibia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.6–8 mm. The clypeus is piceous and sparsely setigerously punctate. The frons and vertex are piceous, the pronotum rufo-brunneus and the elytra pale brown.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Scapanoclypeus brunneus 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.