Calometopus hollisi
| Calometopus hollisi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Calometopus |
| Species: | C. hollisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Calometopus hollisi Waterhouse, 1898 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calometopus hollisi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 13.2–16.4 mm (0.52–0.65 in). The head (including antennae) is black and slightly shining. The pronotum is reddish, dull and covered with reddish pruinosity. The elytra are yellowish, shining and glabrous with a rounded black marking on the disc.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Calometopus hollisi 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. (2019). "Revision of Tanzanian Calometopus Blanchard, 1850, with description of two new species (Coleoptera, Cetoniinae, Trichiina)". Cetoniimania. 14: 7-21. Retrieved May 12, 2026.