Ablaberoides dentilabris

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Ablaberoides dentilabris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ablaberoides
Species:
A. dentilabris
Binomial name
Ablaberoides dentilabris
(Lansberge, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Holoschiza dentilabrisLansberge, 1886

Ablaberoides dentilabris is a species of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. It was described by J. W. van Lansberge in 1886. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [5] [6]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5 mm. They have a yellowish-red, shiny, oblong-oval body, with the head somewhat darker. The elytra have distinct punctate striae. [6]

References

  1. Lansberge J.W. van (1886) Scarabaeides, Buprestides et Cerambycides de l'Afrique occidentale, envoyes au Musee de Leyde par MM.Veth et Van der Kellen (Note XIII), Notes from the Leyden Museum. Leyden 8:69-120
  2. Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database. Schoolmeesters P.,
  3. "Ablaberoides dentilabris". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  4. BioLib
  5. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ablaberoides dentilabris 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Brenske, E. (1902). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. (Schluss)" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 47: 1–82. Retrieved January 6, 2026.