Lepisia braunsi
| Lepisia braunsi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Lepisia |
| Species: | L. braunsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepisia braunsi Schein, 1956 | |
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Lepisia braunsi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8–10.5 mm (0.31–0.41 in). They ground colour is shiny deep black. The whole body (except the head) is covered with dull scales. Males have orange-red scales on the pronotum and elytra, while these scales are dark yellow in females. The head, pronotum, pygidium and abdomen have erect, yellowish hairs, while the elytra have longer golden-yellow hairs.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lepisia braunsi 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 26, 2026.
- 1 2 Schein, H. (1956). "Neue afrikanischen Hoplien (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Hopliinae)" (PDF). Mitteilungen Der Münchener Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 46: 27–41. Retrieved March 26, 2026.