Atrichelaphinis deplanata

Atrichelaphinis deplanata
Atrichelaphinis deplanata deplanata
Atrichelaphinis deplanata minettii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Atrichelaphinis
Species:
A. deplanata
Binomial name
Atrichelaphinis deplanata
Moser, 1907
Synonyms
  • Anelaphinis kwangensis Burgeon, 1932

Atrichelaphinis deplanata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, the Republic of the Congo and South Africa (North West, Gauteng).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.1–13.3 mm (0.36–0.52 in) for males and 9.8–12.4 mm (0.39–0.49 in) for females. They are velutinous dorsally, with the background colour ranging from light-yellow to light-brown, and with many black/dark brown markings and small white maculae. The scale pilosity is mainly found on the ventral surface, and is more extensive in males than in females, and is particularly dense on the antero-lateral borders of the pronotum and legs. Subspecies minettii is smaller size and the black/brown markings are more regularly disposed and reduced. Also, the background colour is more reddish.[3]

Life history

The species seems to be a flower visitor.[3]

Subspecies

  • Atrichelaphinis deplanata deplanata (Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Atrichelaphinis deplanata minettii Rojkoff & Perissinotto, 2015 (Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Africa: North West, Gauteng)

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Atrichelaphinis (Eugeaphinis) deplanata 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 16, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Rojkoff, S.; Perissinotto, R. (2015). "Review of the genera Anelaphinis Kolbe, 1892 and Atrichelaphinis Kraatz, 1898 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae)". ZooKeys. 482: 91-142. Retrieved May 17, 2026.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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