Ablaberoides lembanus

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Ablaberoides lembanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ablaberoides
Species:
A. lembanus
Binomial name
Ablaberoides lembanus
Moser, 1916

Ablaberoides lembanus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are black, with the upper surface faintly silky-sheened and the underside shiny. The antennae are reddish-brown. The pronotum has moderately dense punctation and the lateral margins are strongly setose. The elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals moderately densely covered with punctures. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ablaberoides lembanus 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 16, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1916). "Neue Sericiden vom Belgischen Kongo (Col.)" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 233–268. Retrieved January 16, 2026.