Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jul 17, 2026

Stripsipher signatulus

Stripsipher signatulus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).

Last revised
Jul 17, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
216 w
Citations
4
Source
Stripsipher signatulus
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. signatulus
Binomial name
Stripsipher signatulus
Ricchiardi, Perissinotto & Clennell, 2008

Stripsipher signatulus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.1 It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).23

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.3–11.2 mm (0.33–0.44 in). The head is black, dull and glabrous and the antennae are testaceous with a black club. The pronotum is black and glabrous, with a strip of white tomentum along the lateral borders and some white tomentum spots. The elytra are glabrous and testaceous with black markings.3

References

References

  1. Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stripsipher signatulus 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. 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.