Beckhoplia elkeae
| Beckhoplia elkeae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Beckhoplia |
| Species: | B. elkeae |
| Binomial name | |
| Beckhoplia elkeae Dombrow, 2020 | |
Beckhoplia elkeae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Northern Cape).[2] The habitat consists of Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland.[3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.9–8.4 mm (0.31–0.33 in) (males) and 7.6–8.7 mm (0.30–0.34 in) (females). They are black with pale brown elytra with blackened lateral and posterior margins. The suture is sometimes also blackened. Females are black with pale red-brown elytra, darkening (or sometimes blackened) towards the lateral margin and with the suture sometimes red-brown.[3]
Life history
The recorded host plants are Tripteris clandestina, Tripteris oppositifolia, Didelta spinosa and Stoeberia frutescens.[3]
Etymology
The species is dedicated to Elke Dombrow, wife of the first author.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Beckhoplia elkeae 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 March 26, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Dombrow, Holger E.; Colville, Jonathan F. (2020). "Review of the genus Beckhoplia Dombrow, 2005 with the description of fifteen new species from South Africa and observations on its biogeography (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Hopliini)". Zootaxa. 4823: 1–79. Retrieved March 26, 2026.