Asthenopholis rex

Asthenopholis rex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Asthenopholis
Species:	A. rex
Binomial name
	Asthenopholis rex; Harrison, 2009

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 24–25 mm (0.94–0.98 in). They are brown to black, with straw coloured cuticular scales. The scutellum is smooth and lacks any punctation or setae.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin rex (meaning king) and refers to its large size.

References

↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Asthenopholis rex 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 7, 2026.
1 2 3 Harrison, J.du G. (2009). "A taxonomic revision of the African leaf chafer genus Asthenopholis Brenske, 1898 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): a SEM study". Zootaxa. 2225: 1–48. Retrieved May 7, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Asthenopholis rex 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 7, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Harrison, J.du G. (2009). "A taxonomic revision of the African leaf chafer genus Asthenopholis Brenske, 1898 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): a SEM study". Zootaxa. 2225: 1–48. Retrieved May 7, 2026.