Peritrichia pseudopistrinaria
| Peritrichia pseudopistrinaria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Peritrichia |
| Species: | P. pseudopistrinaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Peritrichia pseudopistrinaria Schein, 1959 | |
Peritrichia pseudopistrinaria 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 7–9 mm (0.28–0.35 in). They are similar to Peritrichia pistrinaria. They are black. The base of the elytra is black in males and reddish-brown in females. The pronotum of the females has a barely noticeable white border and the elytra in males have white scale-like hairs, instead of scales. In subspecies meridionalis, the ground colour of the elytra of the males is reddish-brown with a black border.[3]
Subspecies
- Peritrichia pseudopistrinaria pseudopistrinaria (South Africa: Western Cape)
- Peritrichia pseudopistrinaria meridionalis Schein, 1959 (South Africa: Western Cape)
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Peritrichia pseudopistrinaria 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.
- 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.