Sparrmannia acicularis
| Sparrmannia acicularis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Sparrmannia |
| Species: | S. acicularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sparrmannia acicularis Evans, 1989
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Sparrmannia acicularis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa (Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 14–16.5 mm. The pronotum is covered by long yellowish setae. The elytra are yellowish-brown, with the margins slightly darker than the disc. They are sparsely setose at the basal one-third and there are small, dark setigerous punctures. The disc is weakly puncto-striate. The pygidium is yellowish-brown with scattered, erect white setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sparrmannia acicularis 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 23, 2026.
- ^ a b Evans, A. (1989). "Revision of the genus Sparrmannia Laporte (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Melolonthinae)" (PDF). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 52 (1): 11–44. Retrieved February 23, 2026.