Pegylis conspurcata

Pegylis conspurcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Tribe:	Melolonthini
Genus:	Pegylis
Species:	P. conspurcata
Binomial name
	Pegylis conspurcata; (Gerstaecker, 1867)
Synonyms
	Hypopholis conspurcata Gerstaecker, 1867;

Pegylis conspurcata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 14.5–15.5 mm (0.57–0.61 in). They are testaceous-red and moderately shining. Each puncture on the upper side has a minute greyish hair. The propygidium, pygidium, abdomen and legs are clothed with small, appressed greyish hairs which are slightly denser on the pectus. The head and clypeus are covered with deep, round punctures and the pronotum has similar punctures. The scutellum is strongly punctured and the elytra are covered with deep, nearly foveate punctures separated by raised walls giving them a strongly coriaceous appearance. They are sprinkled with irregular, small, metallic, brown patches, which are, however, often obliterated.^[3]

References

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↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pegylis conspurcata 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 May 6, 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 May 5, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pegylis conspurcata 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 May 6, 2026.

[:2-3] 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 May 5, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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