Hoplocnemis karrooana
| Hoplocnemis karrooana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Hoplocnemis |
| Species: | H. karrooana |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplocnemis karrooana Péringuey, 1908 | |
Hoplocnemis karrooana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9–13 mm (0.35–0.51 in) for males and 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in) for females.[3] They are black with the elytra chestnut-red or dark red. The propygidmm and abdomen are clothed with dense yellow scales. The pronotum is covered with equi-distant, deep punctures which are somewhat crowded, and the hairs of the margins are black. The elytra are numerously punctate, each puncture with a short black hair. The pygidium punctulate and very briefly hairy.[4]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hoplocnemis karrooana 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.
- 1 2 Schein, H. (1959). "Die südafrikanischen Pachycnemini (Col., Hopliini)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 10 (1): 1–150. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ↑ Péringuey, L. (1908). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa. Additions and corrections". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13: 547–752. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
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