Lepithrix xanthoptera
Species of beetle
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Lepithrix xanthoptera is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Northern Cape).[2][3]
| Lepithrix xanthoptera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Lepithrix |
| Species: | L. xanthoptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepithrix xanthoptera (Burmeister, 1844) | |
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Description
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm (0.28 in). They are black, with the elytra somewhat brick-red in males, but paler in females. The pronotum has only a few whitish scales along the outer margins and the elytra also have only a few scales, which are even very often obliterated in the rounded apical part. The pygidium is covered with somewhat flavescent scales.[3]
