Eriopeltastes lineatus
| Eriopeltastes lineatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Eriopeltastes |
| Species: | E. lineatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriopeltastes lineatus Ricchiardi, 1997 | |
Eriopeltastes lineatus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal),[2] where it is only known from a few high altitude localities in the southern and central Drakensberg, namely Cobham, Giants Castle and Mdedelelo.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Eriopeltastes (Eriopeltastes) lineatus 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.
- ↑ Ricchiardi, E; Perissinotto, R (2014). "New species of Eriopeltastes Burmeister & Schaum, 1840 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Trichiini) from South Africa". ZooKeys. 422: 101–113. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
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