Lepithrix longitarsis
Appearance
| Lepithrix longitarsis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Lepithrix |
| Species: | L. longitarsis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepithrix longitarsis Schein, 1959 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lepithrix longitarsis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in). They are black with dark reddish-brown elytra without scales and without bands of hairs. They have black pubescence, although it is white on the thorax and the middle of the abdomen. The legs are black.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lepithrix longitarsis 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 March 23, 2026.
- 1 2 Schein, H. (1959). "Die südafrikanischen Pachycnemini (Col., Hopliini)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 10 (1): 1–150. Retrieved March 23, 2026.