Biology:Korisaba

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Korisaba is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Korisaba amabilis, which is found in South Africa (Cape).[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.25 mm (0.207 in). They are black, densely clothed with long, greyish and black hairs on the upper, and with greyish-white ones on the under sides. The scutellum is clothed with white hairs.[3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Korisaba amabilis at Catalogue of Life". Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/3RD7Q. 
  3. Péringuey, L. (1902). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae), Sub-families: Rutelinae, Hopliinae.". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society 12: 561–920.. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/36995#page/79/mode/1up. Retrieved March 5, 2026.  Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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