Scapanoclypeus testaceus

Scapanoclypeus testaceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Scapanoclypeus
Species:
S. testaceus
Binomial name
Scapanoclypeus testaceus
Evans, 1987

Scapanoclypeus testaceus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Cape Province).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5–7 mm. The clypeus, antennae, pronotum and elytra are testaceous, while the frons and vertex are castaneous. There are flavous setae on the pronotum. On the elytra, the lateral and apical margins are darker than the disc and the disc is shallowly, confusedly, setigerously punctate, with flavous setae.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Scapanoclypeus testaceus 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.
  3. ^ 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.