Rectoscutaria simplex

Rectoscutaria simplex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Rectoscutaria
Species:
R. simplex
Binomial name
Rectoscutaria simplex
(Péringuey, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Goniaspidius simplex Péringuey, 1902

Rectoscutaria simplex is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2][3]

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]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Rectoscutaria simplex at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Péringuey, L. (1902). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae), Sub-families: Rutelinae, Hopliinae". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 12: 561-920 (page 787). Retrieved March 12, 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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