Lepitrichula vagans
| Lepitrichula vagans | |
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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. vagans |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepitrichula vagans (Kolbe, 1891) | |
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Lepitrichula vagans is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.5–6 mm (0.18–0.24 in). They are black with reddish-brown forelegs, and sometimes with reddish-brown elytra. The antennae are brown. There are white scales that form a transverse band behind the middle of the elytra, composed of a total of four spots. Furthermore, there are individual scales on both the pronotum and elytra.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lepitrichula vagans 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.