Peritrichia cinerea

Peritrichia cinerea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Peritrichia
Species:
P. cinerea
Binomial name
Peritrichia cinerea
(Olivier, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Melolontha cinerea Olivier, 1789
  • Melolontha impexa Wiedemann, 1823
  • Melolontha mutabilis Herbst, 1790

Peritrichia cinerea 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 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in). The base of the upper surface is somewhat glossy and black. The upper surface has greyish, erect pubescence, while the pubescence of the underside is white. Males have bushy greyish-white pubescence on the hind tibiae.[3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Peritrichia cinerea 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 23, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Schein, H. (1959). "Die südafrikanischen Pachycnemini (Col., Hopliini)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 10 (1): 1–150. Retrieved March 23, 2026.