Sparrmannia peringueyi

Sparrmannia peringueyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Sparrmannia
Species:
S. peringueyi
Binomial name
Sparrmannia peringueyi
Evans, 1989

Sparrmannia peringueyi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Namibia.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 17–18 mm. The pronotum has long yellowish setae. The elytra are yellowish-brown, with the basal one-third of the disc and the basal half of the lateral portion distinctly setigerously tuberculate (the tubercles are small and dark) and with yellowish, sub-erect setae. The remaining surface is shallowly and irregularly punctate. The pygidium is yellowish-brown, setigerously punctate and moderately clothed with erect or sub-erect white setae.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sparrmannia peringueyi 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.
  3. ^ 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.