Biology:Dolerotarsa
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Dolerotarsa is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Dolerotarsa emendatrix, which is found in South Africa (Mpumalanga).[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5-5.5 mm. They are testaceous-red, with the elytra testaceous yellow and the antennae flavous. The head is deeply and slightly roughly punctate from the apex of the clypeus to the basal part. The elytra are plainly striate with the intervals raised and tectiform in the dorsal part, very numerously punctate, glabrous.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Dolerotarsa emendatrix at Catalogue of Life". Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/6DDMS.
- ↑ Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae).". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society 13 (1): 1–293. https://dn790009.ca.archive.org/0/items/transactionsofso13roya/transactionsofso13roya.pdf. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
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