Periclitopa dubiosula
| Periclitopa dubiosula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Periclitopa |
| Species: | P. dubiosula |
| Binomial name | |
| Periclitopa dubiosula Péringuey, 1904 | |
Periclitopa dubiosula is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Limpopo).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 15 mm (0.59 in). They are very similar to Periclitopa varicornis and differs mainly in the colour of the antennae, all the joints of which are chestnut-brown. The pubescence of the head, pronotum, and pectus is greyish and equally long, but the elytra are slightly more roughly shagreened and chestnut-brown. The pygidium, underside, and palpi are also chestnut-brown.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Periclitopa dubiosula 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 April 14, 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 April 14, 2026.
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