Xiphoscelis schuckardi
| Xiphoscelis schuckardi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Xiphoscelis |
| Species: | X. schuckardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Xiphoscelis schuckardi Burmeister, 1842
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Xiphoscelis schuckardi, the sandveld bladeleg chafer, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Namibia and South Africa (Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11–19 mm (0.43–0.75 in). The colour ranges from glossy black with castaneous ventral surfaces to castaneous or reddish-brown. There are black setae on the pronotum.[3]
Life history
Both adults and larvae have been found in middens of the southern harvester termite (Microhodothermes viator).[3]
References
- ^ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Xiphoscelis schuckardi 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 18, 2026.
- ^ a b c Perissinotto, R.; Villet, M. H.; Stobbia, P. (2003). "Revision of the genus Xiphoscelis Burmeister 1842 (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Cetoniinae), with description of two new species and notes on its phylogeny and ecology". Tropical Zoology. 16 (1): 63–82. Retrieved May 18, 2026.