Stegopterus septus

Stegopterus septus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Stegopterus
Species:
S. septus
Binomial name
Stegopterus septus
Burmeister & Schaum, 1840

Stegopterus septus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape),[2] where it is thought to inhabit the mountain area between the towns of Somerset West and Grabouw.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stegopterus septus 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.
  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.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.