Hybocamenta variabilis
Species of beetle
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Hybocamenta variabilis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).[2][3]
| Hybocamenta variabilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Hybocamenta |
| Species: | H. variabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hybocamenta variabilis (Fåhraeus, 1857) | |
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Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.75–5 mm. They are black, with the anterior legs and the elytra testaceous-red, but with the suture of the elytra and a marginal band black. The scutellum is black and the upper side is glabrous. The antennae are reddish, but with the club sub-infuscate in the male. The prothorax is covered with deep, round, non-contiguous punctures and the scutellum is punctulate. The elytra are covered with deep, sub-seriate punctures.[3]
