Stegopterus hexrivieri
| Stegopterus hexrivieri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Stegopterus |
| Species: | S. hexrivieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Stegopterus hexrivieri Ricchiardi, Perissinotto & Strümpher, 2025
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Stegopterus hexrivieri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12.3 mm (0.48 in). They have a stocky body with a melolonthinoid shape. They are black, with a green metallic hue. The elytra are fulvous and the antennae and legs are dark brown. The elytra are bordered at the juxtascutellar and sutural sides by a broad black band reaching the apex. All other margins are narrowly black. The humeral humbones are prominent. The abdomen is black, with a green metallic hue.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Afrikaans spelling of the Hex River (Hexrivier), where the holotype was collected.[3]
References
- ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stegopterus hexrivieri 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 May 12, 2026.
- ^ a b c Ricchiardi, E; Perissinotto, R; Strümpher, W (2025). "Revision of the Western Cape endemic genus Stegopterus Burmeister & Schaum, 1840 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Trichiini)". African Invertebrates. 66 (1): 151–191. Retrieved May 12, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.