Rectoscutaria simplex
Species of beetle
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Rectoscutaria simplex is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2][3]
| Rectoscutaria simplex | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Rectoscutaria |
| Species: | R. simplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Rectoscutaria simplex (Péringuey, 1902) | |
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Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in). They are black, with the elytra testaceous with a broad fuscous border all round. The head and pronotum are clothed with dense black and greyish villose hairs. The pronotum is scabroso-punctate from the apex to the base, which is not very depressed. The elytra are not costate, but have a longitudinal impression along the suture, which is deeply and closely punctured. The punctures bearing each a black, erect hair. The pygidium is briefly hairy and the under side is villose, with greyish-white hairs.[3]
