Pegylis gestroi

Pegylis gestroi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Tribe:	Melolonthini
Genus:	Pegylis
Species:	P. gestroi
Binomial name
	Pegylis gestroi; Brenske, 1895

Pegylis gestroi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 16 mm (0.63 in). The head is leathery, finely rugulose-punctate, not emarginate, with a raised suture. The thorax covered with minute hairs and the elytra are evenly rugulose-punctate, finely hairy, spotted with reddish. The pygidium and abdomen are clothed in grey, the latter is also lightly spotted at the sides. They are similar to Pegylis maculipennis. However, in that species, the clypeus is slightly sinuate, the frons is carinate, and the pronotum, scutellum, and elytra are leathery. Furthermore, maculipennis differs in size, measuring 22 mm (0.87 in) in length and 10 mm (0.39 in) in width, which results in a different, much narrower body shape.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of the Italian entomologist Raffaello Gestro.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 5, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pegylis gestroi 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 5, 2026.
1 2 3 Brenske, E. (1895). "XIII. Melolonthini e Rutelini. Esplorazione del Giuba e dei suoi affluenti compiuta dal Cap. V.Bottego durante gli anni 1892-93 sotto gli auspicii della Societa geografica italiana. Resultati zoologici". Annali Del Museo Civico Di Storia Naturale Di Genova. 15 (35): 215-226. Retrieved October 5, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pegylis gestroi 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 5, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Brenske, E. (1895). "XIII. Melolonthini e Rutelini. Esplorazione del Giuba e dei suoi affluenti compiuta dal Cap. V.Bottego durante gli anni 1892-93 sotto gli auspicii della Societa geografica italiana. Resultati zoologici". Annali Del Museo Civico Di Storia Naturale Di Genova. 15 (35): 215-226. Retrieved October 5, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.