Neoheptaulacus puberulus
| Neoheptaulacus puberulus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoheptaulacus |
| Species: | N. puberulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoheptaulacus puberulus (Boheman, 1857) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Neoheptaulacus puberulus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa (Eastern Cape).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5.5 mm (0.18–0.22 in). They have an oval-elongate, convex, brown-reddish or piceous body. The head and pronotum are shiny, while the elytra are sericeous and pubescent toward the apex.
Subspecies
- Neoheptaulacus puberulus puberulus (Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa: Eastern Cape)
- Neoheptaulacus puberulus scotti (Paulian, 1939) (Ethiopia)
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoheptaulacus puberulus 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- 1 2 Dellacasa, G.; Bordat, P.; Dellacasa, M. (2000). "A revisional essay of world genus-group taxa of Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae)" (PDF). Memorie Della Società Entomologica Italiana, Genova. 79: 1–482. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
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