Paraclitopa lanuginosa
| Paraclitopa lanuginosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Paraclitopa |
| Species: | P. lanuginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraclitopa lanuginosa Waterhouse, 1875 | |
Paraclitopa lanuginosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Botswana.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12.7 mm (0.50 in). They are fusco-griseous and pubescent, with the head piceous black, the body testaceous underneath and the antennae flavous. The head is closely punctulate and the pronotum is finely and closely punctulate and clothed with long testaceous hairs. The elytra are covered with closely set punctures and are briefly pubescent. The pectus is clothed with long testaceous hairs.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Paraclitopa lanuginosa 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 April 14, 2026.
- 1 2 Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
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