Omocrates lividipennis

Omocrates lividipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Omocrates
Species:
O. lividipennis
Binomial name
Omocrates lividipennis
(Boheman, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Goniaspidius lividipennis Boheman, 1857

Omocrates lividipennis 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 5 mm (0.20 in). They have a shortly ovate, moderately convex, black, moderately shiny body. The elytra, head and pronotum have grey hairs.[3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Omocrates lividipennis 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.
  3. 1 2 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.