Eriopeltastes leucoprymnus

Eriopeltastes leucoprymnus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Eriopeltastes
Species:
E. leucoprymnus
Binomial name
Eriopeltastes leucoprymnus
Burmeister & Schaum, 1840

Brachagenius pictipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.75 mm (0.148 in). They are black, with a flavous pubescence. The antennae, palpi, anterior tibiae and tarsi, median tarsi and elytra are yellowish fulvous and the pygidium is greyish white.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Eriopeltastes (Eriopeltastes) leucoprymnus 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 16, 2026.
  3. 1 2 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 16, 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.