Stripsipher signatulus

Stripsipher signatulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Stripsipher
Species:
S. signatulus
Binomial name
Stripsipher signatulus
Ricchiardi, Perissinotto & Clennell, 2008

Stripsipher signatulus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.3–11.2 mm (0.33–0.44 in). The head is black, dull and glabrous and the antennae are testaceous with a black club. The pronotum is black and glabrous, with a strip of white tomentum along the lateral borders and some white tomentum spots. The elytra are glabrous and testaceous with black markings.[3]

References

  1. ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stripsipher signatulus 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.
  3. ^ a b Ricchiardi, E.; Perissinotto, R.; Clennell, L. (2008). "Taxonomic revision of the South African genus Stripsipher, with description of four new species (Coleoptera Cetoniidae)". Bollettino Della Società Entomologica Italiana. 140 (3): 155–178. Retrieved May 12, 2026.