Lepisia gaerdesi
| Lepisia gaerdesi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Lepisia |
| Species: | L. gaerdesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepisia gaerdesi Schein, 1956 | |
Lepisia gaerdesi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Namibia and South Africa (Northern Cape).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in). The ground colour of the head and pronotum is glossy black, while the rest of the body and legs are brown. They have uniformly yellowish or brownish coloured scales on hairless elytra.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lepisia gaerdesi 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 29, 2026.
- 1 2 Schein, H. (1956). "Neue afrikanischen Hoplien (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Hopliinae)" (PDF). Mitteilungen Der Münchener Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 46: 27–41. Retrieved March 29, 2026.