Ablaberoides fahraei

Ablaberoides fahraei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Superfamily:	Scarabaeoidea
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Ablaberoides
Species:	A. fahraei
Binomial name
	Ablaberoides fahraei; Péringuey, 1904
Synonyms
	Trochalus aeneusFåhraeus, 1857;

Last updated February 07, 2026

Ablaberoides fahraei is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Limpopo, Cape) and Namibia.^[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.75-6.5 mm. They have a reddish-bronze, ovate body, with the elytra often greener, and with an opaline sheen. The antennae and palpi are flavescent or rufescent.^[2]

References

↑ "Ablaberoides fahraei Péringuey, 1904". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
↑ Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 9, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[CoL-1] "Ablaberoides fahraei Péringuey, 1904". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 May 2025.

[:2-2] Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 9, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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