Asthenopholis minor
| Asthenopholis minor | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Asthenopholis |
| Species: | A. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| Asthenopholis minor Brenske, 1898 | |
Asthenopholis minor is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Eastern Cape), Lesotho and Eswatini.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 14.5–18 mm (0.57–0.71 in) for males and 14–19 mm (0.55–0.75 in) for females. The head, thorax and scutellum are black and the elytra are reddish brown. There are fine, white scales on the thorax, scutellum and elytra.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Asthenopholis minor 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 7, 2026.
- 1 2 Harrison, J.du G. (2009). "A taxonomic revision of the African leaf chafer genus Asthenopholis Brenske, 1898 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): a SEM study". Zootaxa. 2225: 1–48. Retrieved May 7, 2026.