Scapanoclypeus triapicalis
| Scapanoclypeus triapicalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Scapanoclypeus |
| Species: | S. triapicalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Scapanoclypeus triapicalis Sehnal, 2013
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Scapanoclypeus triapicalis 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 5.2–6.1 mm. They have an elongate body. The head and pronotum are black with reddish-brown margins, the elytra are testaceous, the dorsum and abdomen dark brown and the antennae dark brown.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin triapicalis (meaning having three apices) and refers to the shape of the transverse tricuspid frontal process.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Scapanoclypeus triapicalis 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 c Sehnal, R. (2013). "Two new species of the genus Scapanoclypeus from Northern Cape, Republic of South Africa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 53 (1): 245–252. Retrieved February 24, 2026.