Blitopertha gracilipedes
| Blitopertha gracilipedes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Blitopertha |
| Species: | B. gracilipedes |
| Binomial name | |
| Blitopertha gracilipedes Baraud, 1990 | |
Blitopertha gracilipedes is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Morocco.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9 mm. The head, pronotum, scutellum and underside are black and shiny, while the elytra are very shiny, light brownish-yellow with a narrow black suture. The antennae are black with a yellowish-brown club. The legs are black and the tarsi dark reddish-brown.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Blitopertha gracilipedes 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- 1 2 Baraud, J. (1990). "Coléoptères Scarabaeoidea nouveaux de la faune paléarctique". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 97 (2): 295–301. Retrieved January 13, 2026.