Atrichelaphinis nigropunctulata
| Atrichelaphinis nigropunctulata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Atrichelaphinis |
| Species: | A. nigropunctulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Atrichelaphinis nigropunctulata (Péringuey, 1896) | |
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Atrichelaphinis nigropunctulata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Angola, South Africa (Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape) and Zimbabwe.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12.8–15.2 mm (0.50–0.60 in) for males and 13.1–14.8 mm (0.52–0.58 in) for females. They are orange with black markings on the pronotum, scutellum and elytra, sometimes very reduced. Occasionally, there are some isolated small spots of white tomentum on the pronotum, pygidium and venter. The pilosity is occasional and restricted to the head.[3]
Life history
The species is most frequently found feeding on flowers of Protea species.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Atrichelaphinis (Atrichelaphinis) nigropunctulata 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.
- 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.
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