Breviclypeus plagosus
| Breviclypeus plagosus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Breviclypeus |
| Species: | B. plagosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Breviclypeus plagosus (Péringuey, 1907) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Breviclypeus plagosus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, Eastern Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11–11.5 mm (0.43–0.45 in).[4] Males are black and glabrous, with flavescent antennae, and pale yellow to reddish elytra with a black margin and a broad sutural band. Females are also black and glabrous, but occasionally with the humeral umbones faintly reddish-brown.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Breviclypeus plagosus 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 12, 2026.
- 1 2 Ricchiardi, E.; Perissinotto, R.; Clennell, L. (2017). "Breviclypeus, a new South African Trichiina genus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 49 (2): 125–132. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ↑ Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
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