Loricatarsa
| Loricatarsa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Sericinae |
| Tribe: | Sericini |
| Genus: | Loricatarsa Frey, 1969[1] |
| Species: | L. garnyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Loricatarsa garnyi Frey, 1969 | |
Loricatarsa is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Loricatarsa garnyi, which is found in Botswana.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 6–7 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are reddish-yellow and shiny without an opalescent sheen. The upper surface and pygidium are glabrous, the sides with scattered yellowish setae. There are yellowish cilia along the lateral margins of the pronotum and elytra.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Loricatarsa garnyi 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 5, 2026.
- 1 2 Frey, G. (1969). "Unbekannte afrikanische Sericinae (Col. Scarab.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 20: 73–78. Retrieved January 5, 2026.