Stripsipher orientalis

Stripsipher orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Stripsipher
Species:
S. orientalis
Binomial name
Stripsipher orientalis
Ricchiardi, Perissinotto & Clennell, 2008

Stripsipher orientalis, the common wood chafer, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, North West, Limpopo) and Eswatini.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10.3–14 mm (0.41–0.55 in). The head is black, glabrous and covered by strong, converging punctures and the antennae are reddish-orange. The pronotum is shiny, glabrous and orange with some scattered punctures and two longitudinal black bands. The elytra are glabrous, shiny and orange.[3]

References

  1. ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stripsipher orientalis 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 May 12, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Ricchiardi, E.; Perissinotto, R.; Clennell, L. (2008). "Taxonomic revision of the South African genus Stripsipher, with description of four new species (Coleoptera Cetoniidae)". Bollettino Della Società Entomologica Italiana. 140 (3): 155–178. Retrieved May 12, 2026.

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