Rhinocoeta limbaticollis

Rhinocoeta limbaticollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Rhinocoeta
Species:
R. limbaticollis
Binomial name
Rhinocoeta limbaticollis
(Péringuey, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Lipoclita limbaticollis Péringuey, 1907

Rhinocoeta limbaticollis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Mpumalanga).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 18 mm (0.71 in). They are dark brown to black with ochre lateral bands on the pronotum, becoming an orange basal band. The setae are straw-coloured.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Rhinocoeta (Rhinocoeta) limbaticollis 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 19, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Holm, E. (1992). "Revision of the African Cetoniinae VI:Genera Rhinocoeta Burmeister, Xiphosceloides gen.nov. and Rhixiphloea Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 35 (27): 383–398. Retrieved May 19, 2026.