Goniaspidius lebisi
| Goniaspidius lebisi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Goniaspidius |
| Species: | G. lebisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Goniaspidius lebisi (Schein, 1959) | |
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Goniaspidius lebisi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3 mm (0.12 in). They are black with reddish-brown elytra with two unscaled ribs and three longitudinal bands of thick white hairs. The pygidial area is covered with yellow scales.[3]
Taxonomy
The original description was part of paper that was published in 1959. However, in another paper, that was written later, but published earlier (in 1958), Shein transferred the species to the genus Goniaspidius.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Omocrates lebisi 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 3 Schein, H. (1958). "Bestimmungstabellen der Heterochelides (Coleoptera, Lamellicornia, Hopliini) mit ausnahme von Heterochelus Burm. und Ischnochelus Burm. Mit Neubeschreibungen und Bemerkungen". Annals of the South African Museum. 44 (6): 229–267. Retrieved March 26, 2026.