Stegopterus lamellus
| Stegopterus lamellus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Stegopterus |
| Species: | S. lamellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Stegopterus lamellus Ricchiardi, Perissinotto & Strümpher, 2025 | |
Stegopterus lamellus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2] Available records indicate that this species may be restricted to the mountain area between the southeastern end of the Langeberg and the western section of the Outeniekwaberge.[3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12.9 mm (0.51 in). They have a stocky body with a melolonthinoid shape. They are black to brownish, with a greenish-purple metallic hue on the head, pronotum and scutellum. The pygidium is black with a greenish-purple metallic hue and the antennae are brownish. The elytra are fulvous with the lateral margins fringed with a thin black band and another larger black band with a greenish-purple metallic hue along the sutural margin and juxtascutellar area, widening on the juxtascutellar-sutural side. The humeral humbones are prominent.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from the unique and typical shape of its antennal clubs.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stegopterus lamellus 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 12, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Ricchiardi, E; Perissinotto, R; Strümpher, W (2025). "Revision of the Western Cape endemic genus Stegopterus Burmeister & Schaum, 1840 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Trichiini)". African Invertebrates. 66 (1): 151–191. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
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