Ablaberoides nigrobrunnea

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Ablaberoides nigrobrunnea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ablaberoides
Species:
A. nigrobrunnea
Binomial name
Ablaberoides nigrobrunnea
(Brenske, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Holoschiza nigrobrunneaBrenske, 1902

Ablaberoides nigrobrunnea 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 4 mm. They have a dark brown, compact, oval body, with a dark head and pronotum of which only the lateral and posterior margins remain brown. The scutellum, suture, and lateral margins of the elytra are black. The pronotum is more strongly punctate, but the elytra more distinct. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ablaberoides nigrobrunnea 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.
  3. 1 2 Brenske, E. (1902). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. (Schluss)" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 47: 1–82. Retrieved January 6, 2026.