Lepitrichula lanata
| Lepitrichula lanata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Lepitrichula |
| Species: | L. lanata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepitrichula lanata (Boheman, 1857) | |
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Lepitrichula lanata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) and Zimbabwe.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5 mm (0.18–0.20 in). They are black with light brown elytra without a dark margin. The whole body is covered with long, erect white hairs, interspersed with some black setae. The underside and legs are covered with long, white hairs.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lepitrichula lanata 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.