Beckhoplia gifbergensis

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Beckhoplia gifbergensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2] The habitat consists of Vanrhynsdorp Gannabosveld.[3]

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

Adults reach a length of about 6.6–7.1 mm (0.26–0.28 in) (males) and 7.2–7.4 mm (0.28–0.29 in) (females). Males are black with pale-brown elytra with broadly blackened lateral and posterior margins. Females are black with pale-brown elytra with a broadly blackened lateral margin.[3]

Life history

The recorded host plant is Didelta spinosa.[3]

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