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| Diplotropis castanea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Diplotropis |
| Species: | D. castanea |
| Binomial name | |
| Diplotropis castanea Fåhraeus, 1857 | |
Diplotropis castanea is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. The head and prothorax are piceous, while the elytra are piceous but occasionally turning to dark brown. The antennae are reddish. The prothorax and elytra have a fringe of spaced, seriate hairs, the former is deeply but not closely punctured, the punctures are much deeper and slightly more closely set on the elytra, the pygidium, abdomen, and pectus are pubescent.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Diplotropis castanea 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
- 1 2 Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
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