Eulepida tschindeana
| Eulepida tschindeana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Eulepida |
| Species: | E. tschindeana |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulepida tschindeana Péringuey, 1904 | |
Eulepida tschindeana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 27.5 mm (1.08 in). They are similar to Eulepida mashona in shape and size. The clypeus and the pygidium of the males are identical, but the squamose hairs on the upper and under parts are much finer, more closely set, and have therefore a less squamose appearance. Each elytron has four series of very conspicuous but somewhat remote white lanceolate scales irregularly geminate and less numerous on the first dorsal row, a few of these scales can also be detected along the suture, and the apical callus is moderately pubescent.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Eulepida tschindeana 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 6, 2026.
- 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 5, 2026.
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