Lepithrix longitarsis

Lepithrix longitarsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Lepithrix
Species:	L. longitarsis
Binomial name
	Lepithrix longitarsis; Schein, 1959
Synonyms
	Lepithrix pseudolineata Schein, 1959 ; Lepithrix pseudolineata insquamosa Schein, 1959 ; Lepithrix pseudolineata nigrescens Schein, 1959 ; Lepithrix pseudolineata obscurior Schein, 1959 ;

Lepithrix longitarsis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.¹ It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).²³

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in). They are black with dark reddish-brown elytra without scales and without bands of hairs. They have black pubescence, although it is white on the thorax and the middle of the abdomen. The legs are black.³

References

BioLib
Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lepithrix longitarsis 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 23, 2026.
Schein, H. (1959). "Die südafrikanischen Pachycnemini (Col., Hopliini)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 10 (1): 1–150. Retrieved March 23, 2026.

[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lepithrix longitarsis 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 23, 2026.

[:2-3] Schein, H. (1959). "Die südafrikanischen Pachycnemini (Col., Hopliini)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 10 (1): 1–150. Retrieved March 23, 2026.

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