Pegylis sommeri
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Melolonthini |
| Genus: | Pegylis |
| Species: | P. sommeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Pegylis sommeri (Burmeister, 1855) | |
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Pegylis sommeri, the rose chafer or large wattle chafer, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal), Eswatini, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 17–19 mm (0.67–0.75 in) for males and 18–19 mm (0.71–0.75 in) for females. The head, pronotum and scutellum range from brown to almost metallic black, while the elytra are lighter with a dark brown or black band above the outer lateral edge.[3]
Life history
They have been collected from various plant species, including Acacia, Eucalyptus and sugarcane.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pegylis sommeri 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 3 Harrison, J.du G. (2014). "Review of the South African species of Pegylis Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) commonly known as large wattle chafers". African Entomology. 22 (4): 685–713. Retrieved May 6, 2026.