| Microplidus stabilis | |
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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: | Microplidus |
| Species: | M. stabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Microplidus stabilis Péringuey, 1902
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Microplidus stabilis 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 6.5–7.25 mm (0.256–0.285 in). They are similar in size, shape, and sculpture to Microplidus albidus. They are covered with scales identical in colour and size, but on each elytron there is a small, sub-quadrate or transverse denuded space close to the suture, and situated slightly past the median part.3
References
References
- BioLib
- Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microplidus stabilis 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 20, 2026.
- Péringuey, L. (1902). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae), Sub-families: Rutelinae, Hopliinae". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 12: 561–920. Retrieved March 20, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.