Stripsipher superbus

Stripsipher superbus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Stripsipher
Species:
S. superbus
Binomial name
Stripsipher superbus
Ricchiardi, Perissinotto & Clennell, 2008

Stripsipher superbus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12.7–14.2 mm (0.50–0.56 in). The head is black with testaceous antennae. The pronotum is black and shiny, with the sides covered by a large strip of yellowish tomentum and with a second yellowish tomentum strip parallel to side strip, as well as a yellowish tomentum spot. The elytra are glabrous and orange, with the posterior third black.

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stripsipher superbus 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.
  3. 1 2 Ricchiardi, E.; Perissinotto, R.; Clennell, L. (2008). "Taxonomic revision of the South African genus Stripsipher, with description of four new species (Coleoptera Cetoniidae)". Bollettino Della Società Entomologica Italiana. 140 (3): 155–178. Retrieved May 12, 2026.