Sparrmannia bechuana
| Sparrmannia bechuana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Sparrmannia |
| Species: | S. bechuana
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| Binomial name | |
| Sparrmannia bechuana Péringuey, 1904
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Sparrmannia bechuana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10.5–13.5 mm. The frons is pilose, with large, contiguous, setigerous punctures, and long long, whitish setae. The pronotum is sparsely pilose, but densely pilose beneath, with erect setae, which are yellowish medially and white laterally. The elytra are amber, with the margins and suture black. The pygidium is black.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sparrmannia bechuana 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.