Periclitopa dubiosula

Periclitopa dubiosula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Periclitopa
Species:	P. dubiosula
Binomial name
	Periclitopa dubiosula; Péringuey, 1904

Periclitopa dubiosula is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Limpopo).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 15 mm (0.59 in). They are very similar to Periclitopa varicornis and differs mainly in the colour of the antennae, all the joints of which are chestnut-brown. The pubescence of the head, pronotum, and pectus is greyish and equally long, but the elytra are slightly more roughly shagreened and chestnut-brown. The pygidium, underside, and palpi are also chestnut-brown.

References

↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Periclitopa dubiosula 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 April 14, 2026.
1 2 Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved April 14, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Periclitopa dubiosula 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 April 14, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved April 14, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.