Pleophylla warnockae
| Pleophylla warnockae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pleophylla |
| Species: | P. warnockae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleophylla warnockae | |
Pleophylla warnockae 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 8.1–10 mm. The pronotum is unicoloured and has dense and thick erect setae. The elytra have dark spots and dense, erect dorsal pilosity.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The species is named after Rachel Warnock.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pleophylla warnockae 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 December 19, 2025.
- 1 2 3 Eberle, J.; Beckett, M.; Özgül-Siemund, A.; Frings, J.; Fabrizi, S.; Ahrens, D. (2017). "Afromontane forests hide 19 new species of an ancient chafer lineage (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): Pleophylla Erichson, 1847 – phylogeny and taxonomic". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 180 (2): 321–353. Retrieved December 19, 2025.