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Stegopterus endroedyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Stegopterus
Species:	S. endroedyi
Binomial name
	Stegopterus endroedyi; Ricchiardi, Perissinotto & Strümpher, 2025

Stegopterus endroedyi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11.9 mm (0.47 in). They have a stocky body with a melolonthinoid shape. They are black, with a metallic hue. The head, pronotum and scutellum have a predominant metallic green hue but black margins. The anterior half of the clypeus is glabrous, while the posterior half has scattered, long, testaceous setae.^[3]

Etymology

This species is dedicated to the Hungarian entomologist Sebastian Endrödy-Younga, who collected the type series.^[3]

References

↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stegopterus endroedyi 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.
1 2 3 Ricchiardi, E; Perissinotto, R; Strümpher, W (2025). "Revision of the Western Cape endemic genus Stegopterus Burmeister & Schaum, 1840 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Trichiini)". African Invertebrates. 66 (1): 151–191. Retrieved May 12, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[1] Global Biodiversity Information Facility

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stegopterus endroedyi 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.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Ricchiardi, E; Perissinotto, R; Strümpher, W (2025). "Revision of the Western Cape endemic genus Stegopterus Burmeister & Schaum, 1840 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Trichiini)". African Invertebrates. 66 (1): 151–191. Retrieved May 12, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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