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. It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).

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.

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