Ablaberoides fuliginosus

Ablaberoides fuliginosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Ablaberoides
Species:	A. fuliginosus
Binomial name
	Ablaberoides fuliginosus; (Thunberg, 1818)
Synonyms
	Melolontha fuliginosaThunberg, 1818;

Last updated November 16, 2025

Ablaberoides fuliginosus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm. They have a blackish, short, oval body, with black antennae. They surface has an iridescent shine and is glabrous, except for a few robust setae on the head.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ablaberoides fuliginosus 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 November 7, 2025.
1 2 Ahrens, Dirk; Fabrizi, Silvia; Nikolajev, K.; Knechtges, L.; Eberle, J. (2019). "On the identity of some taxa of Sericinae described by C. P. Thunberg and L. Gyllenhal (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 68 (1): 21–29. Retrieved November 7, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ablaberoides fuliginosus 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 November 7, 2025.

[:0-3] 1 2 Ahrens, Dirk; Fabrizi, Silvia; Nikolajev, K.; Knechtges, L.; Eberle, J. (2019). "On the identity of some taxa of Sericinae described by C. P. Thunberg and L. Gyllenhal (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 68 (1): 21–29. Retrieved November 7, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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