Peritrichia rigida
| Peritrichia rigida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Peritrichia |
| Species: | P. rigida |
| Binomial name | |
| Peritrichia rigida Schein, 1959 | |
Peritrichia rigida 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 9–10.5 mm (0.35–0.41 in). Males are velvety deep black, while females are dark reddish-brown on the elytra. There are scattered white scales on the elytra. There are stiff, erect, shorter white and longer black hairs on the whole body. The underside and pygidial part are densely white-scaled and hairy.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Peritrichia rigida 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.