Beckhoplia caliginosa

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
Beckhoplia caliginosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Beckhoplia
Species:
B. caliginosa
Binomial name
Beckhoplia caliginosa
Dombrow, 2020

Beckhoplia caliginosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2] The habitat consists of Agter-Sederberg Shrubland.[3]

Adults reach a length of about 6.9–7.8 mm (0.27–0.31 in) (males) and 6.8–8.1 mm (0.27–0.32 in) (females). Males are black with the scutellar torus on the elytra sometimes brown. Females are also black, but have pale to dark brown elytra, with blackened margins and costae.[3]

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