Stripsipher werneri

Stripsipher werneri
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. werneri
Binomial name
Stripsipher werneri
Ricchiardi, 1998

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.2–10.9 mm (0.36–0.43 in) for males and 11.2–12.2 mm (0.44–0.48 in) for females. The head is dark metallic green, with the clypeus black, the antennae brown and the frons covered by long, yellowish hairs. The pronotum is also dark metallic green, but also glabrous and shining. The elytra are glabrous, shining and yellowish, with the suture and the outer margin black.[3]

Etymology

The species is dedicated to Karl Werner, who collected the specimens.[3]

References

  1. ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stripsipher werneri 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 c Ricchiardi, E. (1998). "Notes for the revision of the genus Stripsipher Gory & Percheron, 1833, with descriptions of four new species (Coleoptera, Cetoniidae, Trichiinae, Trichiini)" (PDF). Mitteilungen Der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 88: 45–64. Retrieved May 12, 2026.

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