Stripsipher braunsi

Stripsipher braunsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Stripsipher
Species:	S. braunsi
Binomial name
	Stripsipher braunsi; Ricchiardi, 1998

Stripsipher braunsi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern Cape).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10.5 mm (0.41 in). The head is black, glabrous and closely punctured. The pronotum is black, glabrous and shining with rounded, deep punctures. The elytra are testaceous, glabrous and shining, with a black area that joins the suture on the disc and a black area at the hind margin, as well as a black outer margin.

Etymology

The species is dedicated to Dr. Brauns who collected most of the specimens in 1921.

References

↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stripsipher braunsi 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 12, 2026.
1 2 3 Ricchiardi, E. (1998). "Notes for the revision of the genus Stripsipher Gory & Percheron, 1833, with descriptions of four new species (Coleoptera, Cetoniidae, Trichiinae, Trichiini)" (PDF). Mitteilungen Der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 88: 45–64. Retrieved May 12, 2026.

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[1] Global Biodiversity Information Facility

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stripsipher braunsi 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 12, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Ricchiardi, E. (1998). "Notes for the revision of the genus Stripsipher Gory & Percheron, 1833, with descriptions of four new species (Coleoptera, Cetoniidae, Trichiinae, Trichiini)" (PDF). Mitteilungen Der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 88: 45–64. Retrieved May 12, 2026.