Eriesthis ufipana

Eriesthis ufipana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Eriesthis
Species:
E. ufipana
Binomial name
Eriesthis ufipana
Schein, 1959

Eriesthis ufipana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6 mm (0.24 in). They are black, with black or yellowish-brown elytra and sometimes with reddish-brown antennae and fore and midlegs. They are covered with fine hair-like scales and there are long, light-colored, erect hairs on the pronotum. The propygidium, pygidium and abdomen are hairy and have whitish scales.[3]

Etymology

The species is named after its type location, the Ufipa Plateau.[3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Eriesthis ufipana 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 24, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Schein, H. (1959). "Die südafrikanischen Pachycnemini (Col., Hopliini)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 10 (1): 1–150. Retrieved March 24, 2026.