Diplotropis nigrina
Species of beetle
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Diplotropis nigrina is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga).[2][3]
| Diplotropis nigrina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Diplotropis |
| Species: | D. nigrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Diplotropis nigrina Fåhraeus, 1857 | |
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are piceous, with the posterior part of the elytra reddish-brown. The antennae of the males are yellow. The prothorax is deeply but not closely punctured, fringed laterally with somewhat long, sub-fulvous hairs. The elytra are fringed laterally with long, dense hairs and are deeply punctate. The punctures are round and the intervals plane.[3]
