Breviclypeus rufipennis
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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. rufipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Breviclypeus rufipennis (Gory & Percheron, 1833) | |
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Breviclypeus rufipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.5–10 mm (0.37–0.39 in) for males and 12 mm (0.47 in) for females. They are black and glabrous, with flavescent antennae, and pale yellow to reddish elytra without a black margin but with a black sutural band.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Breviclypeus rufipennis 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.