Microplidus albiger

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Microplidus albiger is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).[2][3]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Microplidus albiger
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Microplidus
Species:
M. albiger
Binomial name
Microplidus albiger
(Burmeister, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Microplus albiger Burmeister, 1855
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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8–8.5 mm (0.31–0.33 in). They are reddish brown, with the head and pronotum black, covered above and under with round white scales. The head is very briefly pubescent and the pronotum has a margin of very short setae. The scutellum and pygidium are densely scaly.[3]

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