| Lepithrix forsteri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Lepithrix |
| Species: | L. forsteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepithrix forsteri Schein, 1959
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Lepithrix forsteri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.1 It is found in South Africa (Northern Cape).23
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6–6.5 mm (0.24–0.26 in). They are black with reddish-brown elytra. They are similar to Lepithrix lebisi, but has lighter yellow scales. Furthermore, males do not have disc spots on the pronotum, the sutural band of the elytra ends at the scutellum and there is a yellow scale border along the outer margin.3
References
References
- BioLib
- Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lepithrix forsteri 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 24, 2026.
- Schein, H. (1959). "Die südafrikanischen Pachycnemini (Col., Hopliini)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 10 (1): 1–150. Retrieved March 24, 2026.