Stripsipher orientalis
| Stripsipher orientalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Stripsipher |
| Species: | S. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stripsipher orientalis Ricchiardi, Perissinotto & Clennell, 2008 | |
Stripsipher orientalis, the common wood chafer, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, North West, Limpopo) and Eswatini.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 10.3–14 mm (0.41–0.55 in). The head is black, glabrous and covered by strong, converging punctures and the antennae are reddish-orange. The pronotum is shiny, glabrous and orange with some scattered punctures and two longitudinal black bands. The elytra are glabrous, shiny and orange.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stripsipher orientalis 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 Ricchiardi, E.; Perissinotto, R.; Clennell, L. (2008). "Taxonomic revision of the South African genus Stripsipher, with description of four new species (Coleoptera Cetoniidae)". Bollettino Della Società Entomologica Italiana. 140 (3): 155–178. Retrieved May 12, 2026.