Sceloclania coeruleovittata
| Sceloclania coeruleovittata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Sceloclania |
| Species: | S. coeruleovittata |
| Binomial name | |
| Sceloclania coeruleovittata (Schein, 1956) | |
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Sceloclania coeruleovittata 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 9.5–10 mm (0.37–0.39 in). The upper surface is deep black in males and blackish-brown in females. There are three bands of blue scales on the pronotum, and as well one blue longitudinal band next to the suture and lateral margin of the elytra. The propygidium, pygidium, underside and legs all have blue scales.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sceloclania coeruleovittata 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 29, 2026.
- 1 2 Schein, H. (1956). "Neue afrikanischen Hoplien (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Hopliinae)" (PDF). Mitteilungen Der Münchener Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 46: 27–41. Retrieved March 29, 2026.