Rhinocoeta sanguinipes
| Rhinocoeta sanguinipes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Rhinocoeta |
| Species: | R. sanguinipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinocoeta sanguinipes (Gory & Percheron, 1833) | |
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Rhinocoeta sanguinipes is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Namibia and South Africa (Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Free State).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 17.5–24.9 mm (0.69–0.98 in). They are black with orange setae and usually with a brick-red venter, legs and pronotal sides.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Rhinocoeta (Rhinocoeta) sanguinipes 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 18, 2026.
- 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 18, 2026.